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Ultraviolet Reflections - Life Under a Thinning Ozone Layer (Paperback)
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Ultraviolet Reflections - Life Under a Thinning Ozone Layer (Paperback)
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In the stratosphere, ozone performs a vital role by absorbing
ultraviolet (UV) radiation and acting as a protective layer for
life on Earth. Ultraviolet Reflections: Life Under a Thinning Ozone
Layer examines the effects of increasing UV radiation on people,
plants and animals. It takes the reader on a journey from the
Antarctic ozone hole to the Arctic birch forest, to see how
plankton and plants will fare against increasing UV radiation. We
know the dangers for skin cancer, but this book also raises
intriguing questions about the evolution of our immune system and
uncovers scientific controversy in the discussion of eye disease.
The accessible style of this book gives readers at all levels an
insight into the complexities of how life has evolved to deal with
the destructive power of the sun. Moreover, it gives the reader a
chance to follow international policy, as well as current research
in the field. The book is aimed at those who do not have time to
follow the scientific literature in all the fields, but who are not
satisfied with simple answers: science teachers trying to convey
basic ideas about the environment, students who want to know things
that you cannot find in the text books, environmentalists and
policy makers needing more than statements of scientific consensus.
Most of all it is written for anyone ready to reflect on one of the
major environmental issues of today.
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