Firefighters's occupational exposure to PM2.5 and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

This study collected the personal PM2.5 air fraction in fifteen healthy and no-smoking firefighters during their normal shift inside four Portuguese fire stations. Indoor PM2.5 levels varied between 0.05 to 1.04 µg/m3. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are known for their ubiquity and toxicity...

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Main Author: Oliveira, M. (author)
Other Authors: Slezakova, Klara (author), Pereira, Maria Do Carmo (author), Fernandes, Adília (author), Vaz, Josiana A. (author), Delerue-Matos, C. (author), Morais, Simone (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Hydrocarbons
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Occupational exposure
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS)
Occupational risks
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/13753
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/13753
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Summary:This study collected the personal PM2.5 air fraction in fifteen healthy and no-smoking firefighters during their normal shift inside four Portuguese fire stations. Indoor PM2.5 levels varied between 0.05 to 1.04 µg/m3. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are known for their ubiquity and toxicity, being some of them classified as carcinogenic and possible carcinogens to humans. Firefighters’ personal PM2.5-bound total PAH concentrations ranged between 35.8 to 294 ng/m3 with total carcinogenic PAHs accounting with 12% to the total PAHs. Benzo[a]pyrene, the PAH biomarker of carcinogenicity, was detected in levels ranging from 6.74 × 10-2 to 1.00 ng/m3

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