Journal article
Biomonitoring of smoke exposure in firefighters: A review
Abstract
Biomonitoring of exposures to toxic contaminants from environmental smoke is important due to their deleterious impacts on human health, including cardiorespiratory diseases and cancer. This is particularly relevant for firefighters who are prone to extensive dermal exposure to smoke despite using personalized protective equipment. Reliable methods are needed for the analysis of sensitive yet specific biomarkers reflecting occupational smoke …
Authors
Gill B; Britz-McKibbin P
Journal
Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, Vol. 15, , pp. 57–65
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.coesh.2020.04.002
ISSN
2468-5844