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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/25472| Title: | UV Index monitoring in Europe |
| Authors: | Schmalwieser, Alois W. Grobner, Julian Blumthaler, Mario Klotz, Barbara Backer, Hugo de Bolsee, David Werner, Rolf Tomsic, Davor Metelka, Ladislav Eriksen, Paul Jepsen, Nis Aun, Margit Heikkila, Anu Duprat, Thierry Sandmann, Henner Weiss, Tilman Bais, Alkis Toth, Zoltan Siani, Anna-Maria Vaccaro, Luisa Diemoz, Henri Grifoni, Daniele Zipoli, Gaetano Lorenzetto, Giuseppe Petkov, Boyan H. Giorgio di Sarra, Alcide Massen, Francis Yousif, Charles Aculinin, Alexandr A. Outer, Peter den Svendby, Tove Dahlback, Arne Johnsen, Bjorn Biszczuk-Jakubowska, Julita Krzyscin, Janusz Henriques, Diamantino Chubarova, Natalia Kolarz, Predrag Mijatovic, Zoran Groselj, Drago Pribullova, Anna Moreta Gonzales, Juan Ramon Bilbao, Julia Vilaplana Guerrero, Jose Manuel Serrano, Antonio Andersson, Sandra Vuilleumier, Laurent Webb, Ann O'Hagan, John |
| Keywords: | Skin -- Care and hygiene Skin -- Cancer Sunshine |
| Issue Date: | 2017 |
| Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Citation: | Schmalwieser, A. W., Gröbner, J., Blumthaler, M., Klotz, B., De Backer, H., Bolsée, D.,...O'Hagan, J. (2017). UV Index monitoring in Europe. Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 16(9), 1349-1370. |
| Abstract: | The UV Index was established more than 20 years ago as a tool for sun protection and health care. Shortly after its introduction, UV Index monitoring started in several countries either by newly acquired instruments or by converting measurements from existing instruments into the UV Index. The number of stations and networks has increased over the years. Currently, 160 stations in 25 European countries deliver online values to the public via the Internet. In this paper an overview of these UV Index monitoring sites in Europe is given. The overview includes instruments as well as quality assurance and quality control procedures. Furthermore, some examples are given about how UV Index values are presented to the public. Through these efforts, 57% of the European population is supplied with high quality information, enabling them to adapt behaviour. Although health care, including skin cancer prevention, is cost-effective, a proportion of the European population still doesn't have access to UV Index information. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/25472 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - InsSE |
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