| dc.creator | Aranibar D,Ligia | |
| dc.creator | Cabrera S,Sergio | |
| dc.creator | Honeyman M,Juan | |
| dc.date | 2003-09-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-17T15:33:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-02-17T15:33:39Z | |
| dc.identifier | https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872003000900007 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/130880 | |
| dc.description | During the recent 10 years the ozone layer has decreased while ultraviolet radiation has increased in Santiago, Chile. Aim: To determine whether the number of sunburns in children correlate with ultraviolet radiation in Santiago. Subjects and methods: During six Austral Summers (1996-2001) children below 15 years old, consulting for sunburn, were evaluated at the "Corporation for the Aid of Burned Children" (COANIQUEM) in Santiago (33.5°S). The number of children with sunburns during each Summer was compared with the corresponding UV-B radiation and the ozone thickness, to establish a probable relation between a geophysical change and its consequences in skin health. The ozone layer values were obtained from the NASA WEB-page and the ultraviolet radiation was measured with a four-channel medium resolution radiometer. Results: In each Summer there was a predominance of sunburns among boys and among ages between 6 and 10 years. During the 96-97 Austral Summer, the highest number of children with sunburns (63) was diagnosed. That Summer also had the highest mean UV-305 nm radiation with an important amount of days with ozone 260 Dobson Units. Only during that Summer an inverse correlation between ozone and UV-305 nm radiation was detected. At the same time the maximal values of Erythemal Dose Rate (33 µWatt cm-2), UV Index (13) and Erythemal Daily Dose (7.500 Joule m-2) were observed. Conclusions: In Santiago, Summers with a higher number of days with low ozone protection seem to reappear every 3 years. Understanding the interaction of physical processes that control the ozone layer, may help to design better photo-protection programs for human health | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.relation | 10.4067/S0034-98872003000900007 | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.131 n.9 2003 | |
| dc.subject | Ozone | |
| dc.subject | Sunburn | |
| dc.subject | Ultraviolet rays | |
| dc.subject | UV-Index | |
| dc.title | Menores quemados por el sol y su relación con la radiación ultravioleta y la cubierta de ozono, durante seis veranos (1996 a 2001) en Santiago de Chile (33,5°S) | |
