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  • Title: Field-based measurements of personal erythemal ultraviolet exposure through a common summer garment.
    Author: Parisi AV, Kimlin MG, Mulheran L, Meldrum LR, Randall C.
    Journal: Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed; 2000 Jun; 16(3):134-8. PubMed ID: 10885444.
    Abstract:
    The research in this paper quantifies the solar erythemal UV exposures to the skin through a common summer garment during outdoor activities. The erythemal exposures under the garment for the wet white garment exceeded a MED (minimum erythemal dose) at some anatomical sites in summer for a two-hour period. An erythemal exposure of 1.7 MED, in excess of the occupational limit for UV exposure, was measured under the white garment during swimming for a one-hour period. Clothing must form an important component of a UV protection strategy. However, it must be realised that total UV protection is not provided and significant UV exposures may be received beneath the garment, particularly for a white garment in the wet state. This re-enforces the necessity of a combination of several UV prevention strategies to minimise UV exposure.
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