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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

Labels

Fields of Research (FoR)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)