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    Phys Med Biol. 1999 Apr;44(4):917-26.

    Ultraviolet radiation penetrating vehicle glass: a field based comparative study.

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    Centre for Astronomy an Atmospheric Research, Faculty of Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia.

    Abstract

    The solar UV transmitted through automobile glass was measured in the field in two cars using a spectroradiometer. The two cars were identical except that one of the cars had all of the windows (except the windshield) tinted. The measured spectral erythemal UV on a horizontal plane with the windows fully closed was reduced in the tinted car by a factor of 42 when compared with the erythemal UV measured in the untinted car. The ambient UVA irradiances at various locations within four different makes of car and a tractor were also measured with a broad band UVA handheld meter. The average normalized daily UVA exposure (measured with a broad band UVA meter) was 1.3 times higher in a large family sedan when compared with that in a small hatchback and the UVA exposure in a car with tinted windows was 3.8 times less than in a similar untinted car.

    PMID:
    10232805
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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