Baseline measurements of smoke exposure among wildland firefighters

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 593-606

  Reinhardt, Timothy E ^a   Ottmar, Roger D ^b  

^a URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Firefighter; Hazard; Health; Smoke; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

ACROLEIN; BENZENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; FIRES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKE; TREES; WIND;

EID: 4444264903     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620490490101     Document Type: Article

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