Sunlight-induced mutagenesis and toxicity in L5178Y mouse cells: determination and comparison with other light sources.
Compared to the basis of equal exposure, in joules per square meter (J/m2) the mutagenic and toxic effects in L5178Y mouse lymphoma cells of radiation emitted by some fluorescent lamps and a sunlamp are quantitatively similar to solar radiation effects at the earth's surface. When the relative intensities of radiation are taken into account, the artificial light sources range from 8 to 1/222 times as mutagenic and 4.1 to less than 1/99 times as toxic as sunlight.
D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000528:radiation effects; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005453:Fluorescence; D008027:Light; D008223:Lymphoma; D051379:Mice; D009154:Mutation; D013472:Sunlight; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays