Personal protective clothing is intended to protect the wearer from various hazards
(mechanical, biological, chemical, thermal, radiological, etc.) and inhospitable …

Occupational exposure as a firefighter has recently been classified as a carcinogen to
humans by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Biomonitoring has been …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 4700 fluorinated compounds
used in industry and consumer products. Studies have highlighted the use of aqueous film …

This study examined occupational exposures of Ottawa firefighters to combustion by-
products and selected metals. We measured exposures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

To better understand the absorption of combustion byproducts during firefighting, we
performed biological monitoring (breath and urine) on firefighters who responded to …

Introduction Training fires may constitute a major portion of some firefighters' occupational
exposures to smoke. However, the magnitude and composition of those exposures are not …

Firefighters represent one of the riskiest occupations, yet due to the logistic reasons, the
respective exposure assessment is one of the most challenging. Thus, this work assessed …

In this study, we characterize the area and personal air concentrations of combustion
byproducts produced during controlled residential fires with furnishings common in 21st …

The term “firefighter” and “cancer” have become so intertwined in the past decade that they
are now nearly inseparable. Occupational exposure of firefighters to carcinogenic chemicals …

This study investigated the occupational exposure of Korean firefighters to a suite of
combustion-related pollutants. Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and …