Estimate of annual ultraviolet-A exposures in cars in Australia

A V Parisi; Michael G Kimlin

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a033167

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Estimate of annual ultraviolet-A exposures in cars in Australia

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Estimate of annual ultraviolet-A exposures in cars in Australia

A V Parisi and Michael G Kimlin

Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol.90(4), pp.409-416

2000

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a033167

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Abstract

car

radiation dose

radiation exposure

radiation measurement

ultraviolet A radiation

The annual solar UVA exposures in four cars were estimated by measuring the UVA irradiances in the vehicles in each of the four seasons and in the morning, noon and afternoon. For the cars with untinted windows the maximum UVA irradiances in cars do not necessarily occur at noon when the outside irradiances are at their highest. Additionally, they do not occur in summer. The range of annual UVA exposures between 9:00 and 15:00 EST is 1918 to 6177 J.cm-2 for the cars without the after-market window tint. These correspond to 5% to 17% of the ambient UVA on a horizontal plane over the same period outside the cars. The range is for the different sites in the car. For the car with the after-market window tint, the range of the annual UVA exposures was 489 to 2969 J.cm-2 or 1% to 8% of the ambient UVA.

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Title: Estimate of annual ultraviolet-A exposures in cars in Australia
Authors: A V Parisi (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Michael G Kimlin (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Publication details: Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol.90(4), pp.409-416
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date published: 2000
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a033167
ISSN: 0144-8420
Copyright note: Copyright © 2000 The Author. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Radiation Protection Dosimetry following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Parisi, A V, Kimlin, Michael G (2000) Estimate of annual ultraviolet-A exposures in cars in Australia. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol. 90, No. 4, pp.409-416 is available online at: http://rpd.oxfordjournals.org/
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449269402621
Output Type: Journal article

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