title: Field-based measurements of personal erythemal ultraviolet exposure through a common summer garment.
abstract: The research in this paper quantifies the solar erythemal UV exposures to the skin through a common summer garment during outdoor activities. The erythemal exposures under the garment for the wet white garment exceeded a MED (minimum erythemal dose) at some anatomical sites in summer for a two-hour period. An erythemal exposure of 1.7 MED, in excess of the occupational limit for UV exposure, was measured under the white garment during swimming for a one-hour period. Clothing must form an important component of a UV protection strategy. However, it must be realised that total UV protection is not provided and significant UV exposures may be received beneath the garment, particularly for a white garment in the wet state. This re-enforces the necessity of a combination of several UV prevention strategies to minimise UV exposure.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Astronomy and Atmospheric Research, Faculty of Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kimlin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mulheran
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Meldrum
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Randall
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004890:Erythema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D011481:Protective Clothing; D012016:Reference Values; D012621:Seasons; D013471:Sunburn / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013550:Swimming; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays