Monitoring of firefighters exposure to smoke during fire experiments in Portugal

Environment International

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 736-745

  Miranda, Ana Isabel ^a   Martins, Vera ^a   Cascão, Pedro ^a   Amorim, Jorge Humberto ^a   Valente, Joana ^a   Tavares, Richard ^a   Borrego, Carlos ^a   Tchepel, Oxana ^a   Ferreira, António Jorge ^b   Cordeiro, Carlos Robalo ^b   Viegas, Domingos Xavier ^c   Ribeiro, Luís Mário ^c   Pita, Luís Paulo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Experimental fires; Firefighters exposure; Mediterranean shrubland; Occupational exposure standards

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; DEFORESTATION; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FIRE HAZARDS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; SMOKE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; EXPERIMENTAL FIRES; FIREFIGHTERS EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SHRUBLANDS;

FIRES;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; AIR POLLUTANT; SMOKE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; FOREST FIRE; HEALTH IMPACT; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SHRUBLAND; SMOKE; STANDARD (REFERENCE); THRESHOLD;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTATION; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; FOREST; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; DEFORESTATION; FIRE FIGHTING; NITROGEN OXIDES; SAFETY EQUIPMENT; SHRUBS; SMOKE; VOC;

PORTUGAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRES; HUMANS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PORTUGAL; SMOKE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77954542764     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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