Anatomical UV Exposure in French Outdoor Workers

Vernez, David; Koechlin, Alice; Milon, Antoine; Boniol, M.; Valentini, F; Chignol, Marie‐Christine; Doré, Jean‐François; Bulliard, Jean‐Luc; Boniol, Mathieu

doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000000537

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“…Outdoor workers, including most ecological workers, spend time outdoors increasing exposure to ultraviolet light [41]. Since the ecological workers described in this paper are mainly outdoors working with natural and managed ecosystems, UV exposure is an occupational risk, predisposing such workers to higher rates of both basal and squamous cell carcinoma compared with indoor workers [42, 43]].…”

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Health Risks to Ecological Workers on Contaminated Sites - The Department of Energy as a Case Study

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Gochfeld

2016

J Community Med Health Educ

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Background At most contaminated sites the risk to workers focuses on those ‘hazardous waste workers’ directly exposed to chemicals or radionuclides, and to the elaborate approaches implemented to protecting their health and safety. Ecological workers generally are not considered. Objectives To explore the risks to the health and safety of ecological workers on sites with potential chemical and radiological exposures before, during or after remediation of contamination. To use the U.S. Department of Energy as a case study, and to develop concepts that apply generally to sites contaminated with hazardous or nuclear wastes, Methods Develop categories of ecological workers, describe their usual jobs, and provide information on the kinds of risks they face. Ecological activities include continued surveillance and monitoring work on any sites with residual contamination, subject to institutional controls and engineered barriers following closure as well as the restoration. Results The categories of ecological workers and their tasks include 1) Ecological characterization, mapping and monitoring, 2) biodiversity studies, 2) Contaminant fate and transport, 3) On-going industrial activities 4) Remediation activities (environmental management), 5) Environmental restoration, 6) Post-cleanup surveillance and monitoring, and 7) Post-closure future site activities. There are a set of functional activities that can occur with different frequencies and intensities, including visual inspection, collecting biological samples, collecting media physical samples, collecting biological debris, restoration planting, and maintaining ecosystems. Conclusions Ecological workers face different exposures and risks than other environmental cleanup workers. Many of their tasks mimic shift work with long hours leading to fatigue, and they are exposed to biological as well as chemical/radiological hazards. DOE and other entities need to examine the risks to ecological workers on site with an eye to risk reduction.

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Health Risks to Ecological Workers on Contaminated Sites - The Department of Energy as a Case Study

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Gochfeld

2016

J Community Med Health Educ

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“…First of all, due to various technical and organizational problems, we missed a relevant number of measurements in the monitored month but considering the 3 workers and the 23 working days available, we were able to cover 91% of the working days targeted. The sample size of only three workers is very small, but we believe that despite this limitation, providing continuous personal UV exposure data of real workers during a one-month period can be important to build knowledge on different patterns of real exposure of outdoor workers, in addition to existing studies adopting specific models [13,[32][33][34][35][36] or applying dosimeters on mannequins [37,38].…”

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A One-Month Monitoring of Exposure to Solar UV Radiation of a Group of Construction Workers in Tuscany

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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.

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“…Traditional clothing has light weight, less physical stress, improved breathability, improved comfort, however, it has a reduced protection against pathogen and effect of UV rays on human skin depends on the intensity of UV rays, duration of exposure and whether the skin was protected or not [40]. Damage caused by the UV exposure is cumulative and builds up over the years [41]. Apart from the solar UV radiation, artificial UVR sources such as xenon arc or germicidal lamp, UVR emission from certain welding arc are significant.…”

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Nanomaterials for UV protective textiles

Mondal

2021

Journal of Industrial Textiles

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Harmful portion of ultraviolet (UV) radiation is one of the significant physical carcinogen in our natural environment. The damage caused by UV exposure to our body is cumulative and builds up over the years. UV protective textiles have been used to protect the wearer from harmful UV radiation. UV blocking effect of textile depends on various parameters viz. fiber type, yarn structure, weave, fabric construction factor, finishes, dyes etc. Further, UV protective property of textiles can be improved by incorporating UV blocking agent in the textile matrix. Several nanomaterial possesses excellent UV blocking effect and these could be incorporated into the textile matrix to improve the UV blocking properties of textiles. In this review, author discuss the various conventional ways to impart UV blocking property to the textile materials. Author also survey the current state-of-the-art of nanomaterials based UV protective textiles, mechanism of UV blocking properties of various nanomaterials, provide an overview of UV protective fabric manufacturing techniques and also discuss the durability of nanomaterials treated UV protective textiles. Finally, the manuscript has been concluded with few major challenges for the development of UV protective textiles by using nanomaterials.

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Anatomical UV Exposure in French Outdoor Workers

Abstract: This study highlights the role of individual factors in anatomical exposure and ranks the most exposed body parts and outdoor occupations. Prevention messages should put emphasis on spring exposure, which is an important contributor to the yearly dose.

Cited by 11 publications

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Health Risks to Ecological Workers on Contaminated Sites - The Department of Energy as a Case Study

Health Risks to Ecological Workers on Contaminated Sites - The Department of Energy as a Case Study

A One-Month Monitoring of Exposure to Solar UV Radiation of a Group of Construction Workers in Tuscany

Nanomaterials for UV protective textiles

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