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Field‐based measurements of personal erythemal ultraviolet exposure through a common summer garment
Author(s) -
Parisi A. V.,
Kimlin M. G.,
Mulheran L.,
Meldrum L. R.,
Randall C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
photodermatology, photoimmunology and photomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.736
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1600-0781
pISSN - 0905-4383
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2000.160307.x
Subject(s) - environmental science , ultraviolet radiation , clothing , occupational exposure , toxicology , ultraviolet , environmental health , materials science , medicine , geography , biology , chemistry , optoelectronics , archaeology , radiochemistry
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.