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		Internet Resources 30MM Lectures on Fluorescence Basics on fluorescence topics with emphasis on biological applications http://www.stic.ac.uk/Departments/NaturalSciences/DBMS/coursenotes/30MM/30MM%20Le ctures%20On%20Fluorescence.htm Gaetano Alberghina and Salvatore Fisichella Sbiancanti Fluorescenti Color course in Italian with a section on FWA: structures and mode of action of FWAs http://www.unict.it/dipchi/05Didattica/Corsionline/Coloranti/10_Sbianca_Fluor/Web_10/sottol nd_10.htm Mark Behlke and Wei Tao Fluorescence Excitation and Emission General concepts http://bpf.med.harvard.edu/Pages/techs/O/IDT/Fluorescence_spectrum.html Clay Belcher and Ron Helms Lighting - The electronic book All you must know about lighting; concepts, formulas and applications are presented http://energy.arce.ukans.edu/book/contents.htm Kurt von Besser How Game Animals See & Smell Beautiful article on photoreceptors and daylight vision of animals, especially on how deers are able to detect FWAs http://www.atsko.com/bookezv.htm Mike Burns Instrumental Measurement of Optically Brightened Textiles Excellent review article on measurement of fluorescent white samples http://www.techexchange.com/thelibrary/InstrMsmtTextles.htm Hans Busk, Jörgen Carlsson, Johan Jason, Lennart Malmqvist, Magnus Nilsson, Willy Persson and Claas-Göran Wahlström Optical Spectroscopy of Paper Short report on paper fluorescence and simulation of light propagation by Monte-Carlo methods http://www-atom.fysik.lth.se/AFDOCS/Progrep956/5b.htm Igor Castellarin and Nicola Bruno Natural Reflectance Spectra Short course on reflectance spectroscopy of environment http://www.psico.univ.trieste.it/labs/perclab/reflectances/english_version/ Roger N. Clark Spectroscopy of Rocks and Minerals and Principles of Spectroscopy Principles of reflectance spectroscopy with applications to minerals http://www.speclab.cr.usgs.gov/PAPERS.refl-mrs/refl4.html Ken Ellis Reflectance Phenomenology and Modeling Tutorial Excelent tutorial on concepts of reflectance spectroscopy and BRDF http://www.erim-int.com/on-line-docs/GUIDE/guide.frm.html Sylvain Genet and Thomas Gillier Industrial Design Project: Fluorescent Whitening Agents Detailled report on design and possible operation of a plant for FWA production; this is a study http://sylvain.genet.free.fr/projetindus.htm Hal Glicksman White is green On the origin of white perception http://www.csulb.edu/~percept Martin Hubbe (NCSU) Mini-Encyclopedia of Papermaking Wet-End Chemistry: FWAs Short review on FWAs and their application on paper http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/h/hubbe/www/FWA.htm Igor Ivanov Optical Spectroscopy and Radiation Excellent site with numerous links to on-line tutorials, Web-books and sites of interest http://igorivanov.tripod.com/physics/spectroscopy.html Jolley Consulting Principles of Fluorescence Polarization Short introduction to basics and experimental techniques of FP http://www.jolley.com/jolleyfiles/learning.htm Peter K. Kaiser The Joy of Visual Perception: a Web Book Beautifully made book on how we perceive the world http://www.yorku.ca/eye Stephane Lameune Les azurants optiques French page on general structures, history and action of FWAs http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/5810/fwa.html Éric Leclerc Use of Fluorescent Whitening Agents to Inhibit Light Induced Colour Reversion Description of the project on yellowing inhibition using FWAs http://www.ppc.ubc.ca/wood-pulps/elecler/index.htm J.M. Lerner and A. Thevenon The Optics of Spectroscopy Detailed course on experimental instrumentation and optics http://www.isainc.com/systems/theory/oos/oos.htm Lars Liden Lidens Vision Dictionary Dictionary of terminology for the study of human and animal vision http://cns-web.bv.edu/pub/laliden/WWW/visionary/visionary.html Keith R. Millington Generation of Superoxide and Hydrogen Peroxide by Exposure of Stilben-based Fluorescent Whitening Agents to UVA Radiation First Internet Conference on Photochemistry & Photobiology http://www.photobiology.com/v1/Millington/ Internet journal of Science 1999, 3 http://www.netsci-journal.com Heather C. Nichol Brightness Stabilization of Bleached Mechanical Pulp Research paper on brightness stabilization http://www.ppc.ubc.ca/wood-pulps/hnichol/HNichol.html Photon Technology Intl. About fluorescence General concepts about experimental instrumentation and optics http://www.pti_nj.com/fluorescence.html Gordon Rule Fluorescence Spectroscopy Short course on basics http://stingray.bio.cmu.edu/~rule/pbio/f1/node1.html Symon Rusinkzenicz A Survey of BRDF Representation for Computer Graphics Survey on representation models for reflectance http://www-graphics.stanford.edu/~smr/cs348c/surveypaper.html Rutgers University at Newark, Dept. of Chemistry Fluorescence Spectroscopy On-line course on basic concepts http://rutgers-newark.rutgers.edu/chemistry/grad/chem585/lecture2.html Alex Ryer Light Measurement Handbook Complete book on all aspects of light measurements, with tables of energy distributions http://www.intl-light.com/handbook Dave Sargent and Wayne Castonguay An Optical Brighteners Handbook The use of Optical Brightener testing as an indicator in helping to identify: faulty septic systems, sewage exfiltration, storm drain cross-connections, and human/animal waste differentiation, 1998 http://www.thecompass.org/8TB/pages/SamplingContents.html Solux Daylight: Is it in the eye of the beholder? Discussion on daylight and its visual perception http://www.soluxtli.com/edu13.html Ultraviolet Radiation Primer Discussion about UV radiation http://www.soluxtli.com/uv.html TR-412 Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of 4,4-Diamino-2,2-Stilbenedidulfonic Acid Disodium Salt (CAS No. 7336-20-1) in F344 Rats and B6C3F₁ Mice (Feed Studies) Report on a 2 year study of possible carcinogenetic activity of DAS. No evidence was found. http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/htdocs/LT-studies/tr412.html to top of the page