| Document ID (ISN) | 111018 |
| CIS number |
10-0522 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Baxter C.S., Ross C.S., Fabian T., Borgerson J.L., Shawon J., Gandhi P.D., Dalton J.M., Lockey J.E. |
| Title |
Ultrafine particle exposure during fire suppression - Is it an important contributory factor for coronary heart disease in firefighters? |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 2010, Vol.52, No.8, p.791-796. Illus. 47 ref. |
| Internet access |
Ultrafine_particle_exposure.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the primary cause of death among United States firefighters during fire suppression. In other populations, exposure to respirable particles, including ultrafine particles, has been widely implicated as a risk factor for CHD. This study is the first to report detailed characterization of respirable particles released by combustion of an automobile and laboratory models of residential structures under firefighter exposure conditions. Ultrafine particles accounted for over 70% of particles in all fire suppression stages, occurring in concentrations exceeding background by factors between two (automobile) and 400 (bedroom), consistent among all structures. Exposure to ultrafine particles during fire suppression should be considered a potential contributing factor for CHD in firefighters. Of major significance is their predominance during overhaul, where firefighters frequently remove respiratory protection. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
airborne dust; respirable dust; nanoparticles; coronary diseases; fire fighting; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; particle size; particle size distribution; exposure evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Fire fighting, police, prisons and the armed forces
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