| Title: |
Continuing benefits of the Montreal Protocol and protection of the stratospheric ozone layer for human health and the environment |
| Authors: |
Madronich, S.; Bernhard, G. H.; Neale, P. J.; Heikkilä, A.; Andersen, M. P. Sulbaek; Andrady, A. L.; Aucamp, P. J.; Bais, A. F.; Banaszak, A. T.; Barnes, P. J.; Bornman, J. F.; Bruckman, L. S.; Busquets, R.; Chiodo, G.; Haeder, D. -P.; Hanson, M. L.; Hylander, S.; Jansen, M. A. K.; Lingham, G.; Lucas, R. M.; Calderon, R. Mackenzie; Olsen, C.; Ossola, R.; Pandey, K. K.; Petropavlovskikh, I.; Revell, L. E.; Rhodes, L. E.; Robinson, S. A.; Robson, T. M.; Rose, K. C.; Schikowski, T.; Solomon, K. R.; Sulzberger, B.; Wallington, T. J.; Wang, Q. -W.; Wangberg, S. -A.; White, C. C.; Wilson, S. R.; Zhu, L.; Neale, R. E. |
| Contributors: |
Canopy Spectral Ecology and Ecophysiology; Viikki Plant Science Centre (ViPS); Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme |
| Publisher Information: |
Springer |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto |
| Subject Terms: |
Trifluoroacetic-acid; Satellite-observations; Atmospheric chemistry; Trends; Prevalence; Exposure; Melanoma; Children; Impact; Adolescents; Environmental sciences; Public health care science; environmental and occupational health |
| Description: |
The protection of Earth's stratospheric ozone (O3) is an ongoing process under the auspices of the universally ratified Montreal Protocol and its Amendments and adjustments. A critical part of this process is the assessment of the environmental issues related to changes in O3. The United Nations Environment Programme's Environmental Effects Assessment Panel provides annual scientific evaluations of some of the key issues arising in the recent collective knowledge base. This current update includes a comprehensive assessment of the incidence rates of skin cancer, cataract and other skin and eye diseases observed worldwide; the effects of UV radiation on tropospheric oxidants, and air and water quality; trends in breakdown products of fluorinated chemicals and recent information of their toxicity; and recent technological innovations of building materials for greater resistance to UV radiation. These issues span a wide range of topics, including both harmful and beneficial effects of exposure to UV radiation, and complex interactions with climate change. While the Montreal Protocol has succeeded in preventing large reductions in stratospheric O3, future changes may occur due to a number of natural and anthropogenic factors. Thus, frequent assessments of potential environmental impacts are essential to ensure that policies remain based on the best available scientific knowledge. ; Peer reviewed |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| ISBN: |
978-0-01-227113-1; 0-01-227113-6 |
| Relation: |
SM acknowledges partial support by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) UV-B Monitoring and Research Program, Colorado State University, under USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Grants 2019-34263-30552; 2022-34263-38472. RL received travel support from the Australian National University College of Medicine and Health and the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health. LER acknowledges support by the Manchester (UK) NIHR Biomedical Research Centre.; https://hdl.handle.net/10138/592168; 85193462039; 001227113600001 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10138/592168 |
| Rights: |
cc_by ; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.C47FD367 |
| Database: |
BASE |