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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">[[Ultraviolet radiation]] in the [[wavelength]] band of 0.20–0.29 μm; a very harmful component of the [[spectrum]] of [[solar radiation]] that can cause chromosome mutations, death of single-cell organisms, and damage to the cornea of the eye.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This [[band]] is almost completely blocked by the [[atmospheric ozone]] layer.</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">[[ultraviolet radiation|Ultraviolet radiation]] in the [[wavelength]] band of 0.20–0.29 μm; a very harmful component of the [[spectrum]] of [[solar radiation]] that can cause chromosome mutations, death of single-cell organisms, and damage to the cornea of the eye.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This [[band]] is almost completely blocked by the [[atmospheric ozone]] layer.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:11, 25 April 2012
UV-C
Ultraviolet radiation in the wavelength band of 0.20–0.29 μm; a very harmful component of the spectrum of solar radiation that can cause chromosome mutations, death of single-cell organisms, and damage to the cornea of the eye.
This band is almost completely blocked by the atmospheric ozone layer.
