Systemic exposure to pahs and benzene in firefighters suppressing controlled structure fires

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 830-845

  Fent, Kenneth W ^a   Eisenberg, Judith ^a   Snawder, John ^a   Sammons, Deborah ^a   Pleil, Joachim D ^b   Stiegel, Matthew A ^c   Mueller, Charles ^a   Horn, Gavin P ^d   Dalton, James ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e Research and Development Section Training Division Chicago Fire Department   (United States)

Author keywords

aromatic hydrocarbons; benzene; biomarkers; dermal exposure; exhaled breath; firefighters; pahs; urine

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; BIOMARKERS; BODY FLUIDS; FIRES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

DERMAL EXPOSURE; EXHALED BREATHS; FIREFIGHTERS; PAHS; URINE;

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS;

AIR POLLUTANT; BENZENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN ABSORPTION; URINE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BENZENE; BIOMARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIREFIGHTERS; FIRES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 84906277129     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meu036     Document Type: Article

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