Occupational PAH exposures during prescribed pile burns

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 497-508

  Robinson, M S ^a   Anthony, T R ^b   Littau, S R ^b   Herckes, P ^c   Nelson, X ^a   Poplin, G S ^b   Burgess, J L ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Particulate matter; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Prescribed burn; Respirable dust; Wildland firefighter; Wood smoke

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; HYDROCARBONS; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PILES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

1-HYDROXYPYRENE; AREA SAMPLING; CONDENSED-PHASE; FLUORENE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POST-EXPOSURE; PRESCRIBED BURN; PULMONARY FUNCTIONS; RESPIRABLE DUST; URINE SAMPLES; VAPOR-PHASE; WILDLAND; WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER; WOOD SMOKE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

1 HYDROXYPYRENE; FLUORENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADULT; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PONDEROSA PINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

EID: 49449089877     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men027     Document Type: Article

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