UV Monitoring for Public Health
| Autor: | Mario Blumthaler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ultraviolet Rays Computer science Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Control (management) Irradiance lcsh:Medicine 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Article Radiation Monitoring medicine Humans Quality (business) UV Index 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Exposure business.industry Public health lcsh:R web presentation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Variable (computer science) Risk analysis (engineering) Scale (social sciences) UV measurements Public Health business Quality assurance |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 15 Issue 8 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 8, p 1723 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph15081723 |
| Popis: | Overexposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a risk for public health. Therefore, it is important to provide information to the public about the level of solar UV. The UV-Index (UVI) is the relevant quantity, expressing the erythemally weighted irradiance to a horizontal plane on a simple scale. As solar UV irradiance is strongly variable in time and space, measurements within a network provide the best source of information, provided they can be made available rapidly. However, to ensure the information is reliable, strict quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures for the monitoring networks are necessary. Near real time presentation of the measured UVI on web-pages is the best way to inform the public. The interpretation of the data in terms of the individual &lsquo allowable&rsquo exposure time is heavily impacted by skin type, behavior, and clothing, and must be learned for each person through experience and guidance. Nonetheless, reliable knowledge of the actual level of the intensity of erythemally weighted irradiance and its variability forms the basis of education and public awareness. The challenges and requirements in providing comprehensive UVI data for public health guidance are here considered. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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