Gies P, Roy C, Toomey S, Tomlinson D
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Yallambie VIC, Australia.
J Epidemiol. 1999 Dec;9(6 Suppl):S115-22. doi: 10.2188/jea.9.6sup_115.
Ambient solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) has been monitored around Australia by the Australian Radiation Laboratory (ARL) and its successor ARPANSA since the mid 1980's using a network of radiometric detectors and a spectroradiometer (SRM) for spectral measurements, based in Melbourne. In a continent the size of Australia, the levels vary markedly, basically following a latitude gradient increasing towards the equator but with local geographical and weather effects also evident. ARL also conducts personal exposure studies of various population groups in collaboration with other research centres to gather information on what fraction of the ambient UVR people receive. ARL also undertakes studies on the UVR protection provided by sunscreens, clothing, hats, sunglasses and other materials in an attempt to improve UVR protection used by the public.
自20世纪80年代中期以来，澳大利亚辐射实验室（ARL）及其后续机构澳大利亚辐射防护与核安全局（ARPANSA）一直在墨尔本利用辐射探测器网络和用于光谱测量的光谱辐射计（SRM），对澳大利亚各地的环境太阳紫外线辐射（UVR）进行监测。在澳大利亚这样幅员辽阔的大陆上，紫外线水平差异显著，基本上遵循向赤道递增的纬度梯度，但局部地理和天气影响也很明显。ARL还与其他研究中心合作，对不同人群进行个人暴露研究，以收集有关人们接收到的环境紫外线辐射比例的信息。ARL还开展了关于防晒霜、衣物、帽子、太阳镜及其他材料提供的紫外线防护的研究，试图改善公众使用的紫外线防护措施。
