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A behavioral model for estimating population exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation

Lookup NU author(s): Emeritus Professor Brian Diffey

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Abstract

Determining the variability of solar UV exposure of different members of a population by direct measurement demands high compliance over an extended period of time by a large number of people. An alternative approach is to model the variables that affect personal exposure and this is the basis of the method reported here, which uses a random sampling technique to explore variability of exposure at different times of the year by habitués. It is shown that there are large variations in daily personal erythemal exposure, more so for indoor workers living in northern Europe than those resident in Florida, which are due not only to seasonal changes in ambient, but just as importantly to seasonal variation in behavior. Not surprisingly, holiday and summer weekend exposure account for the largest daily UV doses. Northern Europeans who take their summer vacation in Florida can double their exposure during this period compared with holidaying at home and this illustrates just how important sun protection measures should be during recreational exposure in areas of high insolation if the annual UV burden is to be sensibly controlled. © 2008 The Author.

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Author(s): Diffey B

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Photochemistry and Photobiology

Year: 2008

Volume: 84

Issue: 2

Pages: 371-375

Print publication date: 01/03/2008

ISSN (print): 0031-8655

ISSN (electronic): 1751-1097

Publisher: American Society for Photobiology

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00271.x

DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00271.x

PubMed id: 18208455

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