Review on Nonoccupational Personal Solar UV Exposure Measurements

Schmalwieser, Alois W.; Siani, Anna Maria

doi:10.1111/php.12946

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“…A recent review of 55 studies on Non-Occupational Personal Solar UV Exposure measurements suggests that knowledge on exposure of humans to UV radiation has clearly increased, especially in the past decade. 230 The solar UV radiation environment relevant to recreational boaters on oceans was simulated with radiative transfer models that take scattering and absorption process in the atmosphere and the ocean into account. 231 231,232 also suggest that swimming in the ocean provides little protection from sun exposure.…”

Section: Personal Exposurementioning

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Ozone—climate interactions and effects on solar ultraviolet radiation

Bais

Bernhard

McKenzie

et al. 2019

Photochem Photobiol Sci

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Section: Personal Exposurementioning

confidence: 99%

Ozone—climate interactions and effects on solar ultraviolet radiation

Bais

Bernhard

McKenzie

et al. 2019

Photochem Photobiol Sci

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“…Polysulphone film dosimetry has been used extensively in personal UVR exposure studies . For the current study, involving 29 individual participants, daily sets of miniaturized PS dosimeters and paper sun diaries were preferred for recording personal exposure over UVR electronic dosimeters.…”

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Seasonal Minimum and Maximum Solar Ultraviolet Exposure Measurements of Classroom Teachers Residing in Tropical North Queensland, Australia

Downs

Igoe

Parisi

et al. 2019

Photochem & Photobiology

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The risk of keratinocyte skin cancer, malignant melanoma and ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced eye disease is disproportionately higher in Australia and New Zealand compared to equivalent northern hemisphere latitudes. While many teachers are aware of the importance of reinforcing sun safety messages to students, many may not be aware of the considerable personal exposure risk while performing outdoor duties in locations experiencing high to extreme ambient UVR year-round. Personal erythemally effective exposure of classroom teachers in tropical Townsville (19.3°S) was measured to establish seasonal extremes in exposure behavior. Mean daily personal exposure was higher in winter (91.2 J m -2 , 0.91 Standard Erythema Dose [SED]) than summer (63.3 J m À2 , 0.63 SED). The range of exposures represents personal exposures that approximate current national guidelines for Australian workers at the study latitude of approximately 1.2 SED (30 J m À2 effective to the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection). Similar proportions of teachers spent more than 1 h outdoors per day in winter (28.6%) and summer (23.6%) as part of their teaching duties with seasonal differences having little effect on the time of exposure. Personal exposures for teachers peaked during both seasons near school meal break times at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm, respectively.

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“…Further details of these, and more recent studies, can be found in excellent reviews on personal solar UV exposure in both children [48] and adults [49].…”

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The Early Days of Personal Solar Ultraviolet Dosimetry

Diffey

2020

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In the early 1970s, environmental conservationists were becoming concerned that a reduction in the thickness of the atmospheric ozone layer would lead to increased levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation at ground level, resulting in higher population exposure to UV and subsequent harm, especially a rise in skin cancer. At the time, no measurements had been reported on the normal levels of solar UV radiation which populations received in their usual environment, so this lack of data, coupled with increasing concerns about the impact to human health, led to the development of simple devices that monitored personal UV exposure. The first and most widely used UV dosimeter was the polymer film, polysulphone, and this review describes its properties and some of the pioneering studies using the dosimeter that led to a quantitative understanding of human exposure to sunlight in a variety of behavioral, occupational, and geographical settings.

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Review on Nonoccupational Personal Solar UV Exposure Measurements

Cited by 33 publications

References 113 publications

Ozone—climate interactions and effects on solar ultraviolet radiation

Ozone—climate interactions and effects on solar ultraviolet radiation

Seasonal Minimum and Maximum Solar Ultraviolet Exposure Measurements of Classroom Teachers Residing in Tropical North Queensland, Australia

The Early Days of Personal Solar Ultraviolet Dosimetry

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