A One-Month Monitoring of Exposure to Solar UV Radiation of a Group of Construction Workers in Tuscany.
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| Title: | A One-Month Monitoring of Exposure to Solar UV Radiation of a Group of Construction Workers in Tuscany. |
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| Authors: | Modenese, Alberto1 (AUTHOR) alberto.modenese@unimore.it, Gobba, Fabriziomaria1 (AUTHOR) alberto.modenese@unimore.it, Paolucci, Valentina2 (AUTHOR) valentina.paolucci@uslsudest.toscana.it, John, Swen Malte3 (AUTHOR) sjohn@uni-osnabrueck.de, Sartorelli, Pietro4 (AUTHOR) pietro.sartorelli@unisi.it, Wittlich, Marc5 (AUTHOR) marc.wittlich@dguv.de |
| Source: | Energies (19961073). Nov2020, Vol. 13 Issue 22, p6035. 1p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Solar ultraviolet radiation, *Construction workers, *Solar radiation, *Radiation exposure, *Tissues, *Ultraviolet radiation, *Spectral irradiance |
| Geographic Terms: | Tuscany (Italy), Italy, Siena (Italy) |
| 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°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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Database: | Energy & Power Source |
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