Comparative study on the effect of solar radiation on workers’ skin at different altitudes

Abstract

A great part of the Greek population works in the agriculture economy related to agriculture, livestock and fisheries. According to the Hellenic Statistical Authority, in 2013, the agriculture economy employed 1.218.000 people of which 939.000 were exclusively employed in this domain. A basic source of the Greek economy is tourism, especially in the summer months, with the number of workers in the sector reaching 400,000 in 2017. Therefore, it can be stated that approximately 1,600,000 Greek residents work either year-round or seasonal and especially in summer in outdoor work exposed to the sunlight radiation. The total number of sunny days in the country during a calendar year is large.