Summary

Abstract. A pilot study assessment of the potential exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) of expeditioners on the Australian Antarctic resupply voyages was carried out over the summer of 2004/05 using UVR sensitive polysulphone (PS) badges. Subjects wore their PS badges on the chest for the duration of their working day, which ranged from 9 to 14 hours. Ambient solar UVR was also measured using PS badges located in an unshaded area in the vicinity of the workers. The subjects wore standard Australian Antarctic clothing, although the face and in some cases the hands were uncovered and subject to exposure to UVR. Measurements were carried out during unloading of two resupply vessels while they were at the three Antarctic stations of Casey, Davis and Mawson. The ozone levels above the stations were approximately 277 ± 15 dobson units (DU) for the days when measurements were taken. Ambient solar UVR ranged from 7 Standard Erythemal Doses (SEDs) to 23 SEDs per day and the subject badges received exposures ranging from 0.2 to 10 SEDs.

Authors:Gies P. Javorniczky J. Roy C. Henderson S. Ayton J. Watzl R. Cooley H. Kingston M. Published in: 2006 Category 3: Conference paper Program area: Human Biology and Medicine
Gies P., Javorniczky J., Roy C., Henderson S., Ayton J., Watzl R., Cooley H., Kingston M. (2006) Measurement of the UVR exposures of expeditioners on Antarctic resupply voyages, Conference Proceedings of the NIWA UV workshop - UV radiation and it's effects:an update (2006), Dunedin, NZ, 19-21 April 2006 .;

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