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• ACS. "UV Radiation & Cancer." American Cancer Society. 2006. (April 17, 2008)
  http://www.cancer.org/downloads/PRO/UV.pdf
• Chemical Heritage."Making and Destroying Ozone." Chemical Heritage. 2001. (April 17, 2008)
  http://www.chemheritage.org/educationalservices/faces/env/readings/O3end.htm
• EPA. "Health Effects of UV Radiation." Environmental Protection Agency. (April 17, 2008)
  http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvandhealth.html
• EPA. "How is the UV Index Calculated?" Environmental Protection Agency. Jan. 3, 2008 (April 21, 2008)
  http://epa.gov/sunwise/uvcalc.html
• EPA. "Ozone Depletion Glossary." Environmental Protection Agency. Mar. 14, 2008. (April 17, 2008)
  http://www.epa.gov/ozone/defns.html
• Fahey, D.W. "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: Twenty Questions About the Ozone Layer: 2006 Update." World Meteorological Organization, March 2007. (April 15, 2008)
  http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/csd/assessments/2006/chapters/twentyquestions.pdf
• NASA. "TOMS - EP." National Aeronautics Space Administration. Mar. 6, 2008. (April 17, 2008)
  http://nasascience.nasa.gov/missions/toms
• NASA. "What is a Dobson Unit?" National Aeronautics Space Administration Feb. 1, 2008. (April 17, 2008)
  http://toms.gsfc.nasa.gov/dobson.html
• NOAA. "Ozonesonde." National Oceanic and Atmosphereic Administration. Mar. 20, 2008. (April 17, 2008)
  http://www.ozonelayer.noaa.gov/action/ozonesonde.htm
• "ozonosphere." Encyclopaedia Britannica. (April 17, 2008)
  http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9057880/ozonosphere
• Reuters. "Ozone Layer Healing, but More Slowly Than Hoped." The Washington Post. Aug. 19, 2006.
• Sparling, Brien. "Ultraviolet Radiation." National Aeronautics Space Administration. Mar. 30, 2001. (April 17, 2008)
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• Spector, Laura.  "R.I.P. TOMS: NASA Ozone Instrument Laid to Rest After Three Decades." National Aeronautics Space Administration. Aug. 15, 2007. (April 17, 2008)
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• UCS. "Global Warming: Frequently Asked Questions about Ozone Deletion and the Ozone Hole." Union of Concerned Scientists. Aug. 10, 2005. (April 17, 2008)http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science/faq-about-ozone-depletion-and-the-ozone-hole.html­