Parisi, Alfio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8430-8907 and Kimlin, Michael G.
(2004)
Personal solar UV exposure measurements employing modified polysulphone with an extended dynamic range.
Photochemistry and Photobiology, 79 (5).
pp. 411-415.
ISSN 0031-8655
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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.
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Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Item Status: | Live Archive |
Additional Information: | Reproduced with permission from American Society for Photobiology: http://phot.allenpress.com/photonline/?request=index-html |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Biological and Physical Sciences (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Biological and Physical Sciences (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2007 00:15 |
Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2013 22:30 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | filtered polysulphone dosimeters |
Fields of Research (2008): | 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111705 Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety 04 Earth Sciences > 0401 Atmospheric Sciences > 040103 Atmospheric Radiation |
Fields of Research (2020): | 35 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 3505 Human resources and industrial relations > 350505 Occupational and workplace health and safety 37 EARTH SCIENCES > 3701 Atmospheric sciences > 370106 Atmospheric radiation |
URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/111 |
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