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In:
Supplement to: Gies, Peter; Watzl, Roland; Javorniczky, John; Roy, Colin; Henderson, Stuart; Ayton, Jeff; Kingston, Melissa (2009): Measurement of the UVR exposures of expeditioners on Antarctic resupply voyages. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 85(6), 1485-1490, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-1097.2009.00602.x
Publication Date:
2024-03-16
Description:
A study to assess the potential exposure to solar UV radiation of expeditioners on Australian Antarctic resupply voyages was carried out over the Austral summers of 2004/2005 to 2006/2007. Subjects wore UVR-sensitive polysulphone (PS) badges on the chest for the duration of their working day, which generally ranged from 5 to 10 h, but could be as long as 14 h. Measurements were carried out during unloading of two vessels while they were at the three Australian Antarctic stations. The subjects wore standard Australian Antarctic Division clothing assemblages, although the face and hands and in some cases more of the limbs were uncovered and subjected to exposure to UVR. The badges worn by the subjects received exposures ranging from 0.2 to 18 standard erythemal doses (SEDs), with a median of 3.2 SEDs. However, comparison with occupational exposure limits showed that more than 80% of the subjects' PSbadges received UVR exposures in excess of the limits while 31% received more than five times the limits. Despite sun protection being provided more than 70% of the workers reported mild erythema.
Keywords:
International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY
Type:
Dataset
Format:
application/zip, 2 datasets
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