ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Evaluating Exposure to VOCs and Naphthalene for Firefighters Wearing Different PPE Configurations through Measures in Air, Exhaled Breath, and Urine.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Urinary biomarkers of PAHs, VOCs, OPEs, and metal(loid)s in firefighters responding in the wildland urban interface (WUI).International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2026Article
- Use of undergloves to assess pathways leading to contamination on firefighters' hands.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2026Article
- Glutathione Transferase as a Potential First-Tier Biomarker of Environmental Pollution in Workers and Residents of Umbria Region, Italy.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Contamination of firefighters' merino wool and mixed fibre sweater and hood undergarments with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
- Evaluation of 7 urinary metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during a wildfire response as part of the Wildland Firefighter Exposure and Health Effects Study.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
- The Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study: Protocol for a Longitudinal Occupational Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Trends in NHANES Biomonitored Exposures in California and the United States following Enactment of California's Proposition 65.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Article
- Evaluating workplace protection factors (WPFs) of different firefighter PPE interface control measures for select volatile organic compounds (VOCs).Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2024Article
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17 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Firefighters are at an increased risk of cancer due to their occupational exposure to combustion byproducts, especially when those compounds penetrate the firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE) ensemble. This has led to questions about the impact of base layers (i.e., shorts vs. pants) under PPE ensembles. This study asked 23 firefighters to perform firefighting activities while wearing one of three different PPE ensembles with varying degrees of protection. Additionally, half of the firefighters unzipped their jackets after the scenario while the other half kept their jackets zipped for five additional minutes. Several volatile organic compound (VOC) and naphthalene air concentrations outside and inside of hoods, turnout jackets, and turnout pants were evaluated; biological (urinary and exhaled breath) samples were also collected. VOCs and naphthalene penetrated the three sampling areas (hoods, jackets, pants). Significant (
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