A One-Month Monitoring of Exposure to Solar UV Radiation of a Group of Construction Workers in Tuscany
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dc.contributor.author | Modenese, Alberto | |
dc.contributor.author | Gobba, Fabriziomaria | |
dc.contributor.author | Paolucci, Valentina | |
dc.contributor.author | John, Swen Malte | |
dc.contributor.author | Sartorelli, Pietro | |
dc.contributor.author | Wittlich, Marc | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-23T16:20:06Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-23T16:20:06Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://osnascholar.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de/handle/unios/13327 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Solar radiation exposure at work is a relevant heath risk in the construction sector. Our objective was to monitor for a full month the individual solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure of a group of three construction workers active in Siena (latitude = 43 degrees 19 ` N), a town in Tuscany (Italy). We used personal electronic dosimeters ``X-2012-10'' (Gigahertz, Turkenfeld, Germany) to register the UV irradiance in the UVA and UVB/C regions separately and we consulted a specific database to retrieve the corresponding ambient erythemal UVR dose (cloud-free conditions). In spring, construction workers from central Italy received a quite variable UVR dose, between 0.9 standard erythemal doses (SED) and 15.6 SED/day, 5.7 on average. Considering the proportion with respect to the potential environmental exposure, personal exposure resulted between 2.7% and 31.2% of the ambient erythemal dose, with a mean value of 12.5%. Cumulatively, the three construction workers received in one working month a UVR dose of more than 120 SED. In a year, we estimated that a construction worker from Tuscany region is exposed to about 750 SED. This data demonstrates that construction workers in Italy are exposed to extremely high levels of solar UVR, with a relevant risk of developing adverse health effects related to the potential accumulation of UVR-induced damage in susceptible biological tissues, such as the skin and the eyes. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (EADV) project [18]; The research was supported with funds of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology (EADV) project no. 18 `Joint scientific implementation and evaluation of the Healthy Skin@Work Campaign, sub-campaign skin Cancer: Safe Work Under the Sun'. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | MDPI | |
dc.relation.ispartof | ENERGIES | |
dc.subject | construction | |
dc.subject | Energy & Fuels | |
dc.subject | exposure assessment | |
dc.subject | occupational safety and health | |
dc.subject | OUTDOOR WORKERS | |
dc.subject | personal dosimetry | |
dc.subject | skin cancer prevention | |
dc.subject | SKIN-CANCER | |
dc.subject | solar radiation | |
dc.subject | ultraviolet rays | |
dc.subject | ULTRAVIOLET-RADIATION | |
dc.subject | workers health | |
dc.title | A One-Month Monitoring of Exposure to Solar UV Radiation of a Group of Construction Workers in Tuscany | |
dc.type | journal article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/en13226035 | |
dc.identifier.isi | ISI:000594936400001 | |
dc.description.volume | 13 | |
dc.description.issue | 22 | |
dc.contributor.orcid | 0000-0002-0850-5615 | |
dc.contributor.orcid | 0000-0002-9765-1082 | |
dc.contributor.researcherid | F-7564-2017 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 19961073 | |
dc.publisher.place | ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND | |
dcterms.isPartOf.abbreviation | Energies | |
dcterms.oaStatus | gold, Green Published | |
crisitem.author.orcid | 0000-0001-5406-9458 | - |
crisitem.author.netid | JoSw269 | - |
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