Exposure of firefighters to particulates and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Baxter, C Stuart ^a   Hoffman, Joseph D ^a   Knipp, Michael J ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^a   Haynes, Erin N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; CARCINOGEN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SKIN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARCINOGENS; FIREFIGHTERS; FIRES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OHIO; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SKIN;

EID: 84903198657     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2014.890286     Document Type: Article

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