Estimating natural UV personal exposure with radiative transfer calculations.
The following study has investigated whether straightforward radiative transfer calculations can be used to adequately document natural UV personal exposure. The method was evaluated by comparing the results with erythemal doses accumulated by polysulphone films positioned on mannequins. The calculations succeeded in reproducing the variability associated with changing solar zenith angle and atmospheric conditions. A possible use of the model has been illustrated by estimating the daily exposure during 1 y of a hypothetical office worker, according to a simple occupational schedule. The calculated daily exposures indicated the importance of holiday periods in the risk of acute overexposure and in the total yearly dose.
Verdebout
J
J
European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra (VA), Italy. jean.verdebout@jrc.ec.europa.eu
D000465:Algorithms; D002138:Calibration; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010126:Ozone; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D012306:Risk; D013450:Sulfones / Q000737:chemistry; D013472:Sunlight; D013997:Time Factors; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
D011108:Polymers; D013450:Sulfones; C017662:polysulfone P 1700; D010126:Ozone