title: [Effects of changes in total ozone on solar UV-B radiation and the biosphere].
abstract: As a consequence of anthropogenic air pollution the total ozone content in the atmosphere on the northern hemisphere has slightly defined over about 20 years. This is accompanied by an increase in the biologically very effective solar UV-B-radiation. The damage of microorganisms and plants by an increase to UV-B-radiation is generally well known, but at the moment it cannot be expressed quantitatively. A consequence of increased UV-B-radiation for human beings would be an increased number of skin and eye damages. An ozone reduction by 1% would produce an increase in the 2 to 3% incidence of skin melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Physik, Universität Innsbruck.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blumthaler
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000209:etiology; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D010126:Ozone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D010126:Ozone
vernacular_title: Auswirkungen von Anderungen des Gesamtozons auf die solare UV-B-Strahlung und die Biosphäre.