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ARTICLE-3: Research and systematic observations [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) The human health and other biological effects deriving from any modifications of the ozone layer, particularly those resulting from changes in ultra-violet solar radiation having biological effects (UV-B); ...
ARTICLE-Annex_I: Research and systematic observations [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) Modification of the ozone layer which would result in a change in the amount of solar ultra-violet radiation having biological effects (UV-B) that reaches the Earth's surface and the potential consequences for human health, for organisms, ecosystems and materials useful to mankind; ...
... (i) The relationship between human exposure to visible and ultra-violet solar radiation and (a) the development of both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer and (b) the effects on the immunological system; ...
... (v) Wavelength-resolved solar flux reaching the EarthÕs surface in the ultra-violet range having biological effects (UV-B); ...