Table 2
The mean total daily solar ultraviolet radiation exposure.
| SITE | SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT TYPE | OCCUPATION | VALID MEASUREMENT DAY(S) | TOTAL AND TOTAL MEAN DAILY SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION EXPOSURE ± SD (SED) | SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION EXPOSURE AS A PERCENTAGE OF AMBIENT (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (n = 5) | Ambient | – | 1, 2, 3 | 10.5 ± 0.7 | – |
| Worker 1 | Bedrock | 1, 3 | 2.7 ± 1.8 | 25.6 ± 17.1 | |
| Worker 2 | Bedrock | 1, 2, 3 | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 32.1 ± 13.4 | |
| Worker 3 | Bedrock | 3, 4 | 1.3 ± 0.0 | 13.1 ± 0.1 | |
| Worker 4 | Metallurgy | 3 | 1.4 | 13.6 | |
| Worker 5 | Engineering | 3 | 1.01 | 9.5 | |
| Worker average | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 18.8 ± 9.5 | |||
| B (n = 4) | Ambient | – | 2, 3 | 10.2 ±1.4 | – |
| Worker 1 | Security | 4 | 3.2 | 31.6 | |
| Worker 2 | Metallurgy | 2, 3 | 7.2 ± 0.6 | 71.1 ± 6.0 | |
| Worker 3 | Metallurgy | 2, 3 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 15.3 ± 1.1 | |
| Worker 4 | Metallurgy | 2 | 1.8 | 18.4 | |
| Worker average | 3.4 ± 2.6 | 34.1 ± 25.6 |
Figure 1
Ambient and personal solar ultraviolet radiation diurnal variations for (a), Site A and (b), Site B.