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Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Health Effects from Increased Exposure to Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) Radiation due to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

Description:This guide section provides an Overview of Health Effects from Increased Ultraviolet-B Exposure due to Ozone Depletion and offers more detailed essays on the key effects: The Relationship of Skin Cancer Prevalence and the Increase in Ultraviolet-B Exposure due to Ozone Depletion; Risk Factors that Influence the Occurrence of Skin Cancer within Human Populations; Prevention and Treatment of Skin Cancer due to Ultraviolet-B Radiation Exposure; Ocular Damage from Increased Ultraviolet-B Exposure due to Ozone Depletion; and Suppression of the Immune System from Increased Ultraviolet-B Exposure due to Ozone Depletion.
Type:Website
URL:http://www.ciesin.org/TG/HH/ozhlthhm.html
Date entered:2002-07-15

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