UV radiation : properties, effects, and applications / James A. Radosevich, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Radosevich, James A., editor.

United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation.

Series:

Physics research and technology.

Physics Research and Technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atmospheric ozone.

Ultraviolet radiation.

Ozone layer depletion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: Internet via the GPO Access web site. Address as of 9/14/02: http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/doc/uvrad8-26.pdf; current access is available via PURL.

Summary:

Ultraviolent (UV) radiation represents a comparatively small part of the total electromagnetic spectrum, yet this portion of the spectrum is responsible for an extremely wide range of effects in many different settings. In biological systems, it can produce good and bad outcomes. We use UV radiation to drive chemical reactions that are desired, and we know that it also drives environmental reactions that are harmful to living organisms. We use UV radiation to interrogate molecules and to analyze cells. Some animals view our world in the UV radiation range, while astronomers use UV to study the universe; in both cases, what is observed is very different from that observed using other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. This volume gives the reader just the very beginning of the broad range of properties, applications, and effects of UV radiation and is intended to stimulate the reader to explore more of this fascinating part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Contents:

A brief introduction to electromagnatic radiation and UV light / Bulent Aydogan (The University of Chicago: Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, Cancer Center, Committee on Medical Physics, Chicago, IL, US)

Effects of UV pre-treatments on frozen vegetables quality / Filipa I.G. Neves, Margarida C. Vieira and Cristina L.M. Silva (CBQF

Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal and others)

Impacts of UV radiation on Caribbean coastal marine ecosystems / Juan L. Torres-Pérez, Roy A. Armstrong and Detrés Yasmín (NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, US and others)

Melatonin : possible role as light-protector in plants / Marino B. Arnao and Josefa Hernández-Ruiz ( Department of Plant Physiology, University of Murcia, Spain)

Role of hypoxia and oxidative stress in mutagenesis and metabolic reprogramming : driving forces which induce malignancy with UV-radiation resistance / Humberto De Vitto (University of Milano-Bicocca: Biotechnology and Biosciences Department, Milan, Italy)

Co-carcinogen and bioenergetic modulation of UV-induced DNA damage / Benjamin C. Thompson, Diona L. Damian and Gary M. Halliday (Discipline of Dermatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)

Ultraviolet radiation effects on skin cells and immune system / Mariela L. Paz, Eliana M. Cela, Adrián D. Friedrich, Federico S. Weill, Juliana Leoni and Daniel H. González Maglio (Investigadora Asistente, Instituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral (IDEHU-CONICET) Jefa de Trabajos Prácticos)

Mechanisms of nitric oxide mediated UV resistance in solid tumors / Madeeha Aqil1 and James A. Radosevich (Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, US and others)

Ultraviolet vision / Kelly D. Garcia and James E. Artwohl (Biologic Resources Laboratory, UIC, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA)

Degradation of emerging aromatic micropollutants by UV-based oxidation prosesses / M. Sánchez-Polo, J. Rivera-Utrilla, R. Ocampo-Perez, J.J. López-Peñalver, I. Velo-Gala and M. Mohamed Mohamed (Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España and others)

The universe in ultraviolet light / Ana I. Gómez de Castro (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Matemáticas, Madrid, Spain)

The use of UV lasers in fluorescent activated cell sorter analysis / Berna Demircan, Zane Deliu, Ozan A. Alkoc and James A. Radosevich (Istanbul Medeniyet University, Medical School, Department of Medical Biology, Istabul, Turkey and others)

Applications of ultraviolet radiation to analytical mass spectrometry / Alexandre Giuliani (Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers - Saint Aubin, and CEPIA, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Rue de la Geraudiere, Nantes, France)

Effect of ultraviolet radiation induced crosslinking on natural fiber and biomaterials / M. Fizur Rahman, Jahid M.M. Islam and Mubarak A. Khan (Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Bangladesh).

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-093-6

OCLC:

50605212