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BAVARIAN RESEARCH ORGANISATION ELEVATED SOLAR UV RADIATION IN BAVARIA - CONSEQUENCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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(C): Effects of UV radiation on ecological systems

UV radiation can have direct effects on plants (see Research Division "B") and indirect effects on plants and whole ecosystems. The latter are investigated in this Research Division by working on the following questions:

> Which reactions are induced by UV radiation in the biosphere of plant surfaces'

> Does UV radiation induce photochemical reactions on aerosols decomposing xenobiotica'

Information

Launching date

10.1999

End

12.2003

Funded by

Bavarian State Ministry for Science, Research and Arts

Funded by

Bavarian State Ministry for Environmental Affairs and Consumer Protection