A SIMPLE CONVENIENT BIOLOGICAL DOSIMETER FOR MONITORING SOLAR UV-B RADIATION

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作者
WANG, TCV
机构
[1] Department of Molecular Biology, Chang Gung Medical College, Kwei-San, Tao-Yuan
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10.1016/0006-291X(91)91946-A
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The use of dry Bacillus subtilis spores as a biological dosimeter for the monitoring of solar UV-B (290-330 nm) radiation was described. Our field tests had supported the utility of this dosimeter as a reproducible and reliable sunlight dosimeter. © 1991.
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