Evaluation of CBRN canisters for use by firefighters during overhaul

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 523-538

  Currie, Jennifer ^a   Caseman, Delayne ^a   Anthony, T Renee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology   (United States)

Author keywords

CBRN; Firefighter; Penetration; Respirator testing

Indexed keywords

CBRN; FIREFIGHTER; GLUTARALDEHYDES; HYDROGEN CHLORIDE; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PENETRATION; RESPIRABLE DUST; RESPIRATORY PROTECTION; TEST METHOD; WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER;

ALDEHYDES; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CYANIDES; HYDROGEN; NAPHTHALENE; PROJECTILES; RESPIRATORS; SMOKE; TESTING;

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS;

ACROLEIN; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; NAPHTHALENE; NITROUS OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR AIR PURIFYING VENTILATOR; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SMOKE; VENTILATOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIRES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; IRRITANTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SMOKE; WORK;

EID: 68149154814     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mep025     Document Type: Article

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