UV_health_hazard: Constructor of UV health hazard weighted waveband

In photobiologyWavebands: Waveband Definitions for UV, VIS, and IR Radiation

Constructor of UV health hazard weighted waveband

Description

Waveband constructor for ICNIRP UV health hazard 2004 BSWF.

Usage

UV_health_hazard(std = "ICNIRP", norm = 270, w.low = 210, w.high = 400)

ICNIRP(norm = 270, w.low = 210, w.high = 400)

Arguments

std	a character string "ICNIRP".
norm	normalization wavelength (nm)
w.low	short-end boundary wavelength (nm)
w.high	long-end boundary wavelength (nm)

Details

This BSWF is used for the determination of exposure limits (EL) for workers, and includes a safety margin as it is based on eye and the non-pathologic response of the most sensitive human skin types when not tanned. Values are interpolated according to equations 2a, 2b and 2c in ICNIRP (2004), which cover the range 210 nm to 400 nm.

The program code is provided as is, with no guarantee of suitability for any purpose, and should under no circumstances be used to assess actual health hazards.

Value

a waveband object defining wavelength range, weighting function and normalization wavelength.

Note

The weights at 180, 190, 200 and 205 nm are presented only in tabular in ICNIRP (2004) and all values at wavelengths < 210 nm taken as NA.

Standard DIN 5031-10:2018-03 defines BSWF uvh as a table of interpolated values derived from ICNIRP UV health hazard. So, the values computed using this R package do not necessarily exactly match those according to DIN 5031-10:2018-03. The range of wavelengths used here, 210 to 400 nm, does not agree, with those in the standard: 180 to 400 nm.

References

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON NON-IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION (2004) ICNIRP GUIDELINES ON LIMITS OF EXPOSURE TO ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION OF WAVELENGTHS BETWEEN 180 nm AND 400 nm (INCOHERENT OPTICAL RADIATION). HEALTH PHYSICS 87(2):171-186. https://www.icnirp.org/cms/upload/publications/ICNIRPUV2004.pdf

See Also

new_waveband waveband

Other BSWF weighted wavebands: CH4(), DNA_GM(), DNA_N(), DNA_P(), FLAV(), GEN_G(), GEN_M(), GEN_T(), PAR(), PG(), erythema()

Examples

ICNIRP()
UV_health_hazard()
UV_health_hazard("ICNIRP")

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