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Light is strangely absent from most accounts of the environment. From photosynthesis to vitamin D, however, light is central to human well-being. Human circadian rhythms are keyed the alternation of dark and light. Erosion of the ozone layer makes skin cancer a growing threat from excess ultraviolet radiation. Light plays a significant role in health and illness. In changing historical circumstances, light continues to evoke and to express significant issues of value.
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Morris, D.B. Light as Environment: Medicine, Health, and Values. Journal of Medical Humanities 23, 7–29 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013085302589
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013085302589