TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of the solar spectral ultraviolet irradiance in motor vehicles with windows in an open and closed position
AU - Kimlin, M. G.
AU - Parisi, A. V.
AU - Carter, B. D.
AU - Turnbull, D.
PY - 2002/8
Y1 - 2002/8
N2 - The solar ultraviolet (UV) spectrum was measured by a spectroradiometer located inside two common Australian vehicles: a family wagon and a four-wheel-drive vehicle. The entrance optics of the spectroradiometer was orientated, in turn, on a horizontal plane, towards the driver and passenger windows and towards the windshield. UV spectra were recorded when the vehicles' windows were in an open and closed position. For a typical Australian family wagon, on a horizontal plane inside the vehicle, closing the windows decreased, the total UV irradiance by a factor of 3.2, whilst in a four-wheel drive the irradiance decreased by a factor of 2.1. In order to reduce the likelihood of developing of UV-related eye and skin disorders, drivers should use appropriate UV protection whilst driving a vehicle with the windows in an open position. Results gained from this research provide new findings on the exposure of humans to UV in a vehicle.
AB - The solar ultraviolet (UV) spectrum was measured by a spectroradiometer located inside two common Australian vehicles: a family wagon and a four-wheel-drive vehicle. The entrance optics of the spectroradiometer was orientated, in turn, on a horizontal plane, towards the driver and passenger windows and towards the windshield. UV spectra were recorded when the vehicles' windows were in an open and closed position. For a typical Australian family wagon, on a horizontal plane inside the vehicle, closing the windows decreased, the total UV irradiance by a factor of 3.2, whilst in a four-wheel drive the irradiance decreased by a factor of 2.1. In order to reduce the likelihood of developing of UV-related eye and skin disorders, drivers should use appropriate UV protection whilst driving a vehicle with the windows in an open position. Results gained from this research provide new findings on the exposure of humans to UV in a vehicle.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036689748&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00484-002-0131-5
DO - 10.1007/s00484-002-0131-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 12194009
AN - SCOPUS:0036689748
SN - 0020-7128
VL - 46
SP - 150
EP - 156
JO - International Journal of Biometeorology
JF - International Journal of Biometeorology
IS - 3
ER -