Exposure to bushfire smoke during prescribed burns and wildfires: Firefighters' exposure risks and options

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 314-321

  Reisen, Fabienne ^a,b   Hansen, Dane ^b,c  

^a Mick)   (Australia)

^b Mick)   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bushfire smoke; Exposure; Firefighter; Health risk

Indexed keywords

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FIRES; HEALTH; SMOKE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BREATHING ZONES; CONTROL STRATEGIES; EXPOSURE; FIREFIGHTER; MITIGATION STRATEGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESCRIBED BURN;

HEALTH RISKS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RISK FACTOR; SMOKE; WILDFIRE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; FIRE PROTECTION; GRAVIMETRY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 78751624561     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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