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Publication Date: 1975
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Some Thoughts on Teaching about Ultraviolet Radiation
Thumm, Walter
Physics Teacher, 13, 3, 135,137-142, Mar 75
Describes the major obstacles in the study of ultraviolet radiation (UV). Presents the beneficial aspects of UV such as vitamin O production, sterilization, clinical treatment of diseases and wounds, and the marking of patients for radiotherapy. Warns of the dangers of UV exposure such as skin cancer and early aging. (GS)
Descriptors: Cancer, Health, Light, Physics, Radiation, Relevance (Education), Science Education, Science Materials
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