Total ozone column above the territory of Serbia and Montenegro

Letić, Milorad

doi:10.2298/sarh0606234l

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“…2b). Total ozone column values used for scale construction are monthly averages for the period between 1979 and 2003 minus two standard deviations (12).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Indicator of UV Index Intervals

Letić¹

2009

Photochem & Photobiology

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A simple device for indication of intervals of UV index (UVI) values and the level of necessary protection is constructed. The indication is based on the solar elevation angle and total ozone column values. The recommended level of protection is indicated via color-coded (red, yellow, green) intervals on the scale of the device. Comparisons of the indication of the device to the forecast of UVI for 165 days during spring, summer and fall for Belgrade, Serbia showed that for 162 days the indication about application of protective measures was in agreement with the UVI forecast. The indicator is simple, easy to use, straightforward and reliable in determining the interval of UVI values and the level of necessary protection from UV radiation.

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“…2b). Total ozone column values used for scale construction are monthly averages for the period between 1979 and 2003 minus two standard deviations (12).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Indicator of UV Index Intervals

Letić¹

2009

Photochem & Photobiology

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“…If intact, it can prevent 97-99% of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation (UV). Living tissues of organisms living on dry lands would be extremely damaged by the Sun's UV if the majority of rays were not absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, and especially the ozone layer [4]. Given that the UV is considered the main cause of skin cancer, cataracts, and some immune system diseases, measuring the entire atmospheric ozone has become a daily practice [5,6,7].…”

Section: Damage To the Ozone Layer And The Consequences To The Ecosysmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

2019

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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.

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Possible values of UV index in Serbia

Letić

2008

Srp Arh Celok Lek

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Total ozone column above the territory of Serbia and Montenegro

Cited by 4 publications

References 2 publications

Indicator of UV Index Intervals

Indicator of UV Index Intervals

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

Possible values of UV index in Serbia

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