Ultraviolet Erythematic Radiation Dose Received by Golfers in Winter, in Valencia

This article analyzes Ultraviolet Erythematic Radiation (UVER) dose received by several golf players in winter in Valencia. Playing golf involves spending several hours outdoors because of the length of golf matches and training. Moreover, in Valencia there are many golf players coming from northern Europe, with a phototype very sensitive (I II). For that reason, these people have an increasing risk while playing. This article shows that harmful effects coming from UVER radiation may occur not only in summer time but also in winter, especially at these latitudes. VioSpor dosimeters have been used to develop this analysis over several golf players on January 2013 between 10:00 h and 15:00 h, local time.
This work was carried out with financing from the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness Project CGL2010-15931/CLI and Generalitat Valenciana within PROMETEO/2010/064 project, and the Ministry of Science and Innovation in the CGL200761813 project.