POLYSULPHONE DOSIMETRY: A TOOL FOR PERSONAL EXPOSURE STUDIES

Abstract

This review-work presents and compares the results of two field experiments with the aim of assessing ultraviolet exposure in typical leisure and working environments characterized by enhanced ambient UV radiation levels. The field campaigns were carried out in a mountainous area of northern Italy (Valle d'Aosta) and on the beach of a popular sea-side location in central Italy (Fregene), involving volunteering skiers and sunbathers respectively. Polysulphone dosimetry was used to determine personal doses. The study also proposes a statistical methodology for the data analysis, taking into account additional data such as skin colorimetric parameters (luminance, redness and yellowness), skin temperature and other ancillary information gathered during the experiments.