Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at fire stations: firefighters’ exposure monitoring and biomonitoring, and assessment of the contribution to total internal dose

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 323, Issue , 2017, Pages 184-194

  Oliveira, Marta ^a,b   Slezakova, Klara ^a,b   Alves, Maria José ^c   Fernandes, Adília ^c   Teixeira, João Paulo ^b,d   Delerue Matos, Cristina ^a   Pereira, Maria do Carmo ^b   Morais, Simone ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

Author keywords

1 hydroxypyrene; Exposure; Firefighters; Monohydroxyl PAHs (OH PAHs); Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Indexed keywords

AROMATIZATION; FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; FIRES; HYDROCARBONS; METABOLITES; NAPHTHALENE; URBAN GROWTH;

1-HYDROXYPYRENE; EXPOSURE; FIREFIGHTERS; MONOHYDROXYL-PAHS (OH-PAHS); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS);

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACENAPHTHENE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CHRYSENE; DIBENZO[A,L]PYRENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CARCINOGEN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDOOR AIR; METABOLITE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAH; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COMBUSTION; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTUGUESE (CITIZEN); PRECIPITATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; URINE SAMPLING; VELOCITY; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PORTUGAL; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PORTUGAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84961231293     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.03.012     Document Type: Article

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