QUANTITATIVE-EVALUATION OF THE PERSONAL ERYTHEMAL ULTRAVIOLET EXPOSURE IN A CAR

Erythemal ultraviolet (UV)-radiation exposure to the right hand, midar m, shoulder, chin, nose and left and right sides of the face has been evaluated in a car from a large family class and a car from a small ca r class. In the small car, the site with highest exposure received 2.2 times more radiation than the site with the highest exposure in the l arger car. Tn both cars, highest erythemal exposures were to the right shoulder, arm, and hand. Over a 6 h period, erythemal exposure to the right shoulder of a person in the driver's seat of the small car was 3.1 mJ.cm(-2).