Personal solar UV exposure measurements employing modified polysulphone with an extended dynamic range
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Article Title | Personal solar UV exposure measurements employing modified polysulphone with an extended dynamic range |
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ERA Journal ID | 15283 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Parisi, Alfio (Author) and Kimlin, Michael G. (Author) |
Journal Title | Photochemistry and Photobiology |
Journal Citation | 79 (5), pp. 411-415 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2004 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0031-8655 |
1751-1097 | |
Abstract | Polysulphone dosimeters using a simple to use filter have been developed and tested to provide an extended dynamic measurement range of personal solar UV exposures over an extended period (3 to 6 days). At a Southern Hemisphere subtropical site (27.68S, 151.98E), the dynamic range of the filtered polysulphone allowed measurements of erythemal exposures to approximately 100 minimum erythemal dose (MED) for a change in optical absorbance at 330 nm (DA330) of 0.35. In comparison, unfiltered polysulphone dosimeters were exposed to approximately 8 MED for the same DA330. The error associated with the use of the filtered polysulphone dosimeters is of the order of 615%, compared with 610% of the unfiltered variety. The developed filtered polysulphone dosimeter system allowed the measurement of erythemal UV exposures over 3 to 6 days at a subtropical site without the need to replace the dosimeters because of saturation. The results show that longer-term measurement programs of personal solar UV have been made more feasible with the use of these polysulphone dosimeters with an extended dynamic range compared with unfiltered polysulphone dosimeters. |
Keywords | filtered polysulphone dosimeters |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350505. Occupational and workplace health and safety |
370106. Atmospheric radiation | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Astronomy, Solar Radiation and Climate |
Centre for Astronomy and Atmospheric Research |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9x73w/personal-solar-uv-exposure-measurements-employing-modified-polysulphone-with-an-extended-dynamic-range
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