Solar ultraviolet radiation incident upon reef snorkelers determined by consideration of the partial immersion of dosimeters in the natural ocean environment
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| Article Title | Solar ultraviolet radiation incident upon reef snorkelers determined by consideration of the partial immersion of dosimeters in the natural ocean environment |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 35105 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Downs, Nathan (Author), Parisi, Alfio (Author) and Schouten, Peter (Author) |
| Journal Title | Measurement Science and Technology |
| Journal Citation | 22 (1), pp. 1-9 |
| Number of Pages | 9 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Place of Publication | Bristol, United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 0957-0233 |
| 1361-6501 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/22/1/015801 |
| Web Address (URL) | http://iopscience.iop.org/0957-0233/22/1/015801/ |
| Abstract | Reef snorkeling is potentially a high risk activity for persons visiting tropical and sub-tropical waters due to possible overexposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Measurements and modelled estimates of the UVR received by human subjects are presented for a 10o latitudinal gradient of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and some Melanesian Islands (15oS to 25oS). A technique is described to measure the erythemally effective UVR received by the neck and the lower back. Measurements were made by application of a hybrid in-air and submerged calibration for polysulphone dosimeters. Measured exposures were used to model UVR exposure distributions at a number of popular snorkeling sites. A total of 11 snorkeling trials were held between 29 September 2009 and 26 January 2010. Exposures measured to the back and expressed relative to the horizontal plane ambient UVR have shown there to be some variation in the UVR distribution, with the neck receiving the greatest proportion of ambient UVR (0.56 ± 0.14 (1σ)), followed by the lower back (0.36 ± 0.14 (1σ)). Similarly high UVR exposures were determined at neck and lower back sites for different seasons, different times of day and over the latitudinal range of the study. |
| Keywords | UV; snorkeling; water; skin cancer; dosimeter; erythemal |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 519999. Other physical sciences not elsewhere classified |
| 400305. Biomedical instrumentation | |
| 370106. Atmospheric radiation | |
| Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
| Byline Affiliations | Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health |
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