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Article

Ultraviolet Index (UVI) inside an Almería-Type Greenhouse (Southeastern Spain)

by
Rubén A. García-Ruiz
1,*,†,
Javier López-Martínez
2,†,
José L. Blanco-Claraco
3,†,
José Pérez-Alonso
1,† and
Ángel J. Callejón-Ferre
1,4,†
1
Department of Engineering, University of Almería, Research Center CIMEDES, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
2
CIAIMBITAL Research Centre, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
3
Department of Engineering, University of Almería, Centro Mixto CIESOL, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
4
Laboratory-Observatory Andalusian Working Conditions in the Agricultural Sector (LASA). C/ Albert Einstein s/n. 2ªplanta. Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Agronomy 2020, 10(1), 145; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10010145
Submission received: 30 December 2019 / Revised: 12 January 2020 / Accepted: 13 January 2020 / Published: 19 January 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Greenhouse Technology)
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Abstract

Greenhouse workers, despite being in a space beneath a plastic cover, may be susceptible to risks associated to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in skin and eyes. The present work focuses on experimentally analysing this risk throughout a complete year. For this purpose, a network of sensors has been designed, comprising 12 UV radiation measuring stations inside the greenhouse and one outside. It is shown that the UVI risk limit established by World Health Organization (WHO) is exceeded for some particular dates and times, thus there exist risk of damage caused by UV radiation for greenhouse workers. The results allow to identify the UV risk periods for the location studied. A diagram called “UVIgram” has been created which offers weather and UV radiation information for a particular location, for each month, and also in general for the whole year. Finally, a series of recommendations and protection measures are given, highlighting the whitening of the plastic cover of the greenhouse and an alarm system which has been designed to alert workers when UV risk exists.
Keywords: greenhouse; Occupational Safety and Health (OSH); UV risk; workers; UVI greenhouse; Occupational Safety and Health (OSH); UV risk; workers; UVI

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García-Ruiz, R.A.; López-Martínez, J.; Blanco-Claraco, J.L.; Pérez-Alonso, J.; Callejón-Ferre, Á.J. Ultraviolet Index (UVI) inside an Almería-Type Greenhouse (Southeastern Spain). Agronomy 2020, 10, 145. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10010145

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García-Ruiz RA, López-Martínez J, Blanco-Claraco JL, Pérez-Alonso J, Callejón-Ferre ÁJ. Ultraviolet Index (UVI) inside an Almería-Type Greenhouse (Southeastern Spain). Agronomy. 2020; 10(1):145. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10010145

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García-Ruiz, Rubén A., Javier López-Martínez, José L. Blanco-Claraco, José Pérez-Alonso, and Ángel J. Callejón-Ferre. 2020. "Ultraviolet Index (UVI) inside an Almería-Type Greenhouse (Southeastern Spain)" Agronomy 10, no. 1: 145. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10010145

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García-Ruiz, R. A., López-Martínez, J., Blanco-Claraco, J. L., Pérez-Alonso, J., & Callejón-Ferre, Á. J. (2020). Ultraviolet Index (UVI) inside an Almería-Type Greenhouse (Southeastern Spain). Agronomy, 10(1), 145. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10010145

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