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Ultraviolet radiation-B (Besta) range
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Ultraviolet light from the Sun with a wavelength between 290-320 nm. Ozone absorbs most UV-B light before it reaches the surface of the Earth.
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Wavelength 290 and = 315 nm.
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the type of UV radiation which causes most of the damage to plants and animals
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Ultraviolet radiation in the wavelength band of 0.29–0.32 μm; a component of the spectrum of solar radiation that can cause sunburn and skin cancer. This band is only partially blocked by the atmospheric ozone layer.
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