Exposure of skin to ultraviolet radiation from sunlight presents both positive and negative health effects. On the positive side, UV exposure enables...
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Ultraviolet index (redirect from UV exposure)
weighting, 9 mJ/cm2 is 1 UV index hour. Fitzpatrick scale Health effects of sunlight exposure Sun protective clothing Sunscreen "UV Index Overview". U...
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Health effects (or health impacts) are changes in health resulting from exposure to a source. Health effects are an important consideration in many areas...
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Photokeratitis (redirect from Intense sunlight)
improve. Actinic conjunctivitis Eye black Glare (vision) Health effects of sunlight exposure Light pollution Photic retinopathy "Arc eye – General Practice...
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Electromagnetic radiation (redirect from Theory of radiation)
Impedance of free space Radiation reaction Health effects of sunlight exposure Sinusoidal plane-wave solutions of the electromagnetic wave equation *Purcell...
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Lunar regolith (redirect from Adverse health effects from lunar dust exposure)
Noreen (January 2009). "Risk of Adverse Health Effects from Lunar Dust Exposure" (PDF). Professor Larry Taylor, Director of the Planetary Geosciences Institute...
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Outdoor recreation (section List of activities)
Day Global Running Day Adventure travel Hazards of outdoor recreation Health effects of sunlight exposure The term "outdoor recreation" may also refer to...
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correlations between EM exposure in the field and specific health effects. As of 2019, much of the current work is focused on the study of EM fields in relation...
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Air pollution (redirect from Health effects of air pollution)
outdoor air pollution in cities from the World Health Organization The Mortality Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution in the United...
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radiation in sunlight has both positive and negative health effects, as it is both a requisite for vitamin D3 synthesis and a mutagen. Sunlight takes about...
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Sunburn (redirect from Sun Exposure)
radiation exposure Age also affects how skin reacts to the sun. Children younger than six and adults older than sixty are more sensitive to sunlight. Certain...
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traditional sources. However, natural sunlight has a relatively high spectral density of blue light, so exposure to high levels of blue light is not a new or unique...
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Long-term exposure causes multiple health problems, one of the most significant being loss of bone and muscle mass. Over time these deconditioning effects can...
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Sun tanning (section Moderate exposure)
darkened or tanned. It is most often a result of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight or from artificial sources, such as a tanning lamp...
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Flame retardant (redirect from Environmental impact of flame retardants)
Ross DG, Diliberto JJ, Kodavanti PR, Birnbaum LS (2009). "Effects of perinatal PBDE exposure on hepatic phase I, phase II, phase III, and deiodinase 1...
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Non-ionizing radiation (redirect from Health effects of non-ionizing radiation)
non-thermal effects of radiation of much lower frequencies (microwave, millimetre and radiowave radiation) entail health risks. Exposure to non-ionizing...
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Screen time (redirect from Mental health effects of screen time)
and mental health. Screen time is correlated with mental and physical harm in child development. The positive or negative health effects of screen time...
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Haynes SG (January 1988). "Health effects of sunlight exposure in the United States. Results from the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey...
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Vitamin D (redirect from List of foods containing Vitamin D)
sunlight exposure among the population and uncertainties regarding safe levels of sunlight exposure, particularly due to the associated risk of skin cancer...
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Heliophobia (redirect from Fear of sunlight)
Heliophobia is the fear of the Sun, sunlight, or any bright light. It is a type of specific phobia. The symptoms of heliophobia depends on the person...
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Wildfire (redirect from Health effects of wildfires)
scales. The health effects of wildfire smoke, such as worsening cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, extend beyond immediate exposure, contributing...
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the greatest number of deaths, with 90% due to thermal injury and/or blast effects and 10% due to super-lethal radiation exposure. Intermediate stage—from...
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Physical hazard (section Sunlight)
accidents. Sunlight is the most commonly known physical hazard which affects people who work outside. Outdoor workers get highest sunlight exposure during...
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Blue light spectrum (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024)
Such exposure has been associated with disruptions in ocular health, sleep patterns, and well-being. Sunlight is the primary natural source of blue light...
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Vitamin D deficiency (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024)
commonly occurs in people when they have inadequate exposure to sunlight, particularly sunlight with adequate ultraviolet B rays (UVB). Vitamin D deficiency...
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Particulates (redirect from Effects of particulate pollution on human health)
colonisation of both Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae was altered by black carbon exposure. The largest US study on acute health effects of coarse...
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Smog (redirect from Health effects of smog)
formation of ozone. During the summer season when the temperatures are warmer and there is more sunlight present, photochemical smog is the dominant type of smog...
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proximity to bare skin can result in exposure levels similar to direct sunlight. The Health Protection Agency of the United Kingdom recommend that in...
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Pollution (redirect from Health effects of pollution)
birth defects. The health impacts of pollution have both direct and lasting social consequences. A 2021 study found that exposure to pollution causes...
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Environmental hazard (redirect from List of environmental health hazards)
gases. Exposure to these substances can result in health effects such as skin irritation, respiratory problems, organ damage, neurological effects, and...
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