| Document ID (ISN) | 65324 |
| CIS number |
95-1871 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Industrial Hygiene Link |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Title |
Ultraviolet radiation - Perspectives |
| Bibliographic information |
July-Sep. 1994, Vol.6, No.3, p.1-3. 9 ref. |
| Abstract |
This information sheet contains a survey of the hazards of ultraviolet radiation, published in a special issue of the bulletin of the Indian Society of Industrial Hygiene. It covers: electromagnetic radiation in general (ionizing and non-ionizing); ultraviolet (UV) radiation (biological implications, sources, absorption by the ozone layer); effects on the skin and the eyes; carcinogenicity; TLVs recommended by ACGIH in the US (1µm W/cm2 for >103sec and 1J/cm2 for <103sec exposure to wavelengths between 0.2 and 0.315µm); monitoring and control of UV radiation; list of occupations involving potential UV exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ultraviolet radiation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
India; data sheet; skin cancer; threshold limit values |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | India |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Non-ionizing radiation
|
