dc.contributor.author | Ilyas, M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-07-17T08:13:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-07-17T08:13:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-12-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Current Science, vol.93 (11), 10 December 2007, pages 1604-1608. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/dec102007/contents.htm | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/123456789/6468 | |
dc.description | Link to publisher's homepage at http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/index.html | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Skin cancer (UV carcinogenesis) causing erythemal solar ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation dosages received at tropical latitudes are about five times higher compared to mid-latitudes. The tropical environment also experiences high levels of temperature and humidity which are detrimental to human health. We show that more significantly, prevailing high levels of temperature, humidity and UV-A also directly augment the environmental UV-B dosages, doubling the UV-B damaging effect. Additionally, this can be further impacted in a significant way by future climate change. This understanding is particularly important for human health to populations in the tropics and should be taken into account when evaluating the UV-B radiation and climate impact on immune deficiency, viral infections and other environmental health considerations in the context of present and future climate scenarios. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Indian Academy of Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject | Global change | en_US |
dc.subject | Humidity | en_US |
dc.subject | Skin -- Cancer | en_US |
dc.subject | Temperature | en_US |
dc.subject | Tropics | en_US |
dc.subject | UV-B radiation | en_US |
dc.subject | Ultraviolet radiation | en_US |
dc.title | Climate augmentation of erythemal UV-B radiation dose damage in the tropics and global change | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |