Exposure to UV radiation and human health

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Kimlin
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Uv Radiation

scholarly journals Environment and health - thirty years of successful implementation of the Montreal protocol

2019 ◽  
Vol 147 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 492-496
Author(s):  
Djordje Jovanovic ◽  
Mario Lukinovic ◽  
Zdravko Vitosevic
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Uv Radiation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Montreal Protocol ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Immune System Diseases ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
Ozone Depleting Substances

The Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) was signed in 1987 in Montreal. The main goal of the protocol is the international consensus and action regarding the drastic decrease of production and use of these substances, which results in increased UV radiation and consequently has a negative impact on human health and ecosystem. Besides the review of the ?legal and technical? implementation of the protocol until now and the withdrawal of ODS from use, this paper specially stresses the analysis of available research results regarding the positive impact on health, in correlation with the implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MP). Due to the results of the thirty-year-long use until now, the MP is referred to as one of the most successful international agreements, not only in the field of environmental protection, but also in the field of human health protection in relation to it, within a certain context. Besides the reduced negative impact of ultraviolet radiation (UV) to the ecosystem and people, we are also facing a reduced occurring trend of skin cancer, cataracts, and immune system diseases worldwide. Without the MP and its implementation, millions of people would have died because of UV radiation and the previously mentioned diseases. The treatment costs and the pressure to the health system in all the countries worldwide would have enormously increased because of that.

UV Radiation and human health effects

1996 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. De Fabo ◽  
F. P. Noonan
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Uv Radiation ◽  
Human Health Effects

scholarly journals Effects of Ozone and Clouds on Temporal Variability of Surface UV Radiation and UV Resources over Northern Eurasia Derived from Measurements and Modeling

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia E. Chubarova ◽  
Anna S. Pastukhova ◽  
Ekaterina Y. Zhdanova ◽  
Elena V. Volpert ◽  
Sergey P. Smyshlyaev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Uv Radiation ◽  
Temporal Variability ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Northern Eurasia ◽  
Arctic Regions ◽  
Uv Excess ◽  
Noticeable Reduction ◽  
Ozone Depleting Substances ◽  
Sky Conditions

Temporal variability in erythemal radiation over Northern Eurasia (40°–80° N, 10° W–180° E) due to total ozone column (X) and cloudiness was assessed by using retrievals from ERA-Interim reanalysis, TOMS/OMI satellite measurements, and INM-RSHU chemistry–climate model (CCM) for the 1979–2015 period. For clear-sky conditions during spring and summer, consistent trends in erythemal daily doses (Eery) up to +3%/decade, attributed to decreases in X, were calculated from the three datasets. Model experiments suggest that anthropogenic emissions of ozone-depleting substances were the largest contributor to Eery trends, while volcanic aerosol and changes in sea surface temperature also played an important role. For all-sky conditions, Eery trends, calculated from the ERA-Interim and TOMS/OMI data over the territory of Eastern Europe, Siberia and Northeastern Asia, were significantly larger (up to +5–8%/decade) due to a combination of decrease in ozone and cloudiness. In contrast, all-sky maximum trends in Eery, calculated from the CCM results, were only +3–4%/decade. While Eery trends for Northern Eurasia were generally positive, negative trends were observed in July over central Arctic regions due to an increase in cloudiness. Finally, changes in the ultraviolet (UV) resources (characteristics of UV radiation for beneficial (vitamin D production) or adverse (sunburn) effects on human health) were assessed. When defining a “UV optimum” condition with the best balance in Eery for human health, the observed increases in Eery led to a noticeable reduction of the area with UV optimum for skin types 1 and 2, especially in April. In contrast, in central Arctic regions, decreases in Eery in July resulted in a change from “UV excess” to “UV optimum” conditions for skin types 2 and 3.

scholarly journals Lipids in ultraviolet radiation-induced immune modulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 870-878
Author(s):  
Benita C. Y. Tse ◽  
Scott N. Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Ultraviolet Radiation ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Uv Radiation ◽  
Immune Suppression ◽  
Immune Modulation ◽  
Sun Exposure ◽  
Radiation Induced

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation modulates cutaneous lipids which in turn mediates immune suppression – a key mechanism conferring both detrimental and beneficial impacts of sun exposure on human health.

Neutrophil Myeloperoxidase Destruction by Ultraviolet Irradiation

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 138-139
Author(s):  
J. Hanker ◽  
B. Giammara ◽  
G. Strauss
Keyword(s):  
Uv Radiation ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Stratospheric Ozone ◽  
Psoriasis Patient ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Cupric Nitrate ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Routine Handling ◽  
Uvb Phototherapy

Only a fraction of the UV radiation emitted by the sun reaches the earth; most of the UVB (290-320nm) is eliminated by stratospheric ozone. There is increasing concern, however, that man-made chemicals are damaging this ozone layer. Although the effects of UV on DNA or as a carcinogen are widely known, preleukemia and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have only rarely been reported in psoriasis patients treated with 8-methoxypsoralen and UV (PUVA). It was therefore of interest to study the effects of UV on the myeloperoxidase (MP) activity of human neutrophils. The peroxidase activity of enriched leukocyte preparations on coverslips was shown cytochemically with a diaminobenzidine medium and cupric nitrate intensification.Control samples (Figs. 1,4,5) of human bloods that were not specifically exposed to UV radiation or light except during routine handling were compared with samples which had been exposed in one of several different ways. One preparation (Fig. 2) was from a psoriasis patient who had received whole-body UVB phototherapy repeatedly.

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