| Autor: |
Owusu NO; Environmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina., Sousan S; Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina., Richards SL; Environmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina., Balanay JAG; Environmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Health Education and Promotion, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene [J Occup Environ Hyg] 2024 Jan; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 77-85. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 19. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/15459624.2023.2264331 |
| Abstrakt: |
Outdoor workers perform tasks throughout the year that expose them to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and increase their risk of UVR-related adverse health effects. Multiple studies on occupational solar UVR exposures during summer have been published but similar investigations during other seasons are limited. The purpose of this study was to assess solar UVR exposure in an eastern North Carolina university setting during all four seasons (fall, winter, spring, and summer) to assess risk for outdoor workers, particularly groundskeepers, throughout the year. UVR effective irradiance (UVR eff ) was measured by area monitoring using a digital data-logging radiometer and a weatherproof UVR detector for 164 days from October 2020 to October 2021. Results showed that hourly and daily mean UVR eff exceeded the 1-hr and 8-hr ACGIH Threshold Limit Values (TLVs), respectively, in all months and seasons at varying degrees. Winter had the lowest mean UVR eff (3.4 × 10 -3 ± 1.7 × 10 -3 mW/cm 2 ), but 91.1% and 100% of the hourly and daily UVR eff measurements, respectively, still exceeded the TLVs. This study demonstrates the risk of overexposure to solar UVR among outdoor workers during cold months and seasons and the importance of implementing UVR protection throughout the year. |
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MEDLINE |
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