Journal article
Personal solar UV exposure measurements employing modified polysulphone with an extended dynamic range
Photochemistry and Photobiology, Vol.79(5), pp.411-415
2004
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 (27.6°S, 151.9°E), 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 (ΔA330) of 0.35. In comparison, unfiltered polysulphone dosimeters were exposed to approximately 8 MED for the same ΔA 330. The error associated with the use of the filtered polysulphone dosimeters is of the order of ±15%, compared with ±10% 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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- Title
- Personal solar UV exposure measurements employing modified polysulphone with an extended dynamic range
- Authors
- A V Parisi (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandMichael G Kimlin (Author) - University of Georgia, United States
- Publication details
- Photochemistry and Photobiology, Vol.79(5), pp.411-415
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
- Date published
- 2004
- DOI
- 10.1562/0031-8655(2004)79<411:SPSUEM>2.0.CO;2
- ISSN
- 0031-8655
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450195802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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