| Main Title |
Impact of Enhanced Solar UV-B Radiation Upon the Marine Ecosystem. |
| Author |
Worrest, Robert C. ;
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| CORP Author |
Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. |
| Year Published |
1983 |
| Report Number |
EPA-600/D-83-101; |
| Stock Number |
PB83-247411 |
| Additional Subjects |
Meetings ;
Radiation effects ;
Ultraviolet radiation ;
Solar radiation ;
Marine biology ;
Marine ecosystems ;
Biological effects
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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| NTIS |
PB83-247411 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
11p |
| Abstract |
For years scientist and laymen alike have casually noted the impact of solar ultraviolet radiation upon the nonhuman component of the biosphere. It was not until recently, when human activities were thought to threaten the protective stratospheric ozone shield, that researchers undertook intensive studies into the biological stress caused by the previously slighted short-wavelength edge of the global solar spectrum. Stratospheric ozone functions 220-320 nm waveband as it penetrates through the atmosphere, thus allowing only small amounts of the longer wavelengths of radiation in this waveband to leak through to the surface of the earth. Although this radiation (UV-B radiation, 290-320 nm) comprises only a small fraction (less than 1%) of the total solar spectrum, it can have a major impact on biological systems due to its actinic nature. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Proceedings of an International Workshop on Biological Effects of UV-B Radiation, Munich, West Germany, May 25-27, 1982. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
Aug 83 |
| Category Codes |
6R; 8A; 57V; 47D; 68F |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/02 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
332924750 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
