UV-B

An ultraviolet wavelength of light between 280 nm and 320 nm whose intensity is increasing at the earth's surface (probably causing increases in skin cancer), This UV increase is because of decreases in stratospheric ozone. [Research and Development Magazine; v39; 18LS; 1997.] [Chemical and Engineering News; v71; 12-13; 1993.]

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