Sunbeds & UV radiation
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Text copyright© DG Health and Consumers of the European Commission.
Text copyright© DG Health and Consumers of the European Commission.
Level 2 - Details on Sunbeds
- 1. Introduction on sunbeds
- 2. What are the health effects of solar UV radiation?
- 3. How can different types of ultraviolet radiation affect health?
- 4. What are the health and safety implications of sunbeds?
- 5. What limits should be set for UV radiation in sunbeds?
- 6. What comments were expressed on the findings of this assessment?
- 7. Conclusion on UV radiation and sunbeds
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- 1. Introduction on sunbeds
- 2. What are the health effects of solar UV radiation?
- 3. How can different types of ultraviolet radiation affect health?
- 4. What are the health and safety implications of sunbeds?
- 5. What limits should be set for UV radiation in sunbeds?
- 6. What comments were expressed on the findings of this assessment?
- 7. Conclusion on UV radiation and sunbeds
- Themes
- Air Pollution
- Biodiversity
- Chemicals
- Climate change
- Consumer safety
- Disease prevention
- Energy
- Environment
- Food & Lifestyle
- Phthalates
- Radiation & EMF
- Risks of new technologies
- Sustainable development
- Publications A-Z
- AIDS
- Agriculture
- Alcohol
- Arctic Climate Change
- Arsenic
- Aspartame
- Biocides
- Biodiversity
- Biofuels
- Boron
- CO2 Capture & Storage
- Chernobyl
- Climate Change
- DBP
- DINP-DIDP
- Dental Amalgams
- Desertification
- Diet & Nutrition
- Dioxins
- Ecosystem Change
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Endocrine Disruptors
- Energy Saving Lamps
- Energy Technologies
- Fisheries
- Fluoride
- Forests
- Forests & Energy
- Genetically Modified Crops
- Global Public Health Threats
- Indoor Air Quality
- Malaria
- Mercury
- Mercury in CFL
- Nanotechnologies
- Nitrogen Dioxide
- Non-human primates
- Ozone
- PCBs
- Particulate Matter
- Personal Music Players & Hearing
- Phthalates in school supplies
- Power lines
- Psychoactive Drugs
- Respiratory Diseases
- Static Fields
- Sunbeds & UV radiation
- Tobacco
- Tooth Whiteners
- Triclosan
- Tuberculosis
- Water Disinfectants
- Water Resources
The answers to these questions are a faithful summary of the scientific opinion produced in 2006 by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP): "Opinion on Biological effects of ultraviolet radiation relevant to health with particular reference to sunbeds for cosmetic purposes" Learn more...
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