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Occupational exposure of firefighters to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in non-fire work environments

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dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Marta
dc.contributor.authorSlezakova, Klara
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Adília
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, João Paulo Fernandes
dc.contributor.authorDelerue-Matos, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Maria do Carmo
dc.contributor.authorMorais, Simone
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-27T16:53:28Z
dc.date.available2018-02-27T16:53:28Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis work aims to characterize personal exposure of firefighters to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in non-fire work environments (fire stations), and assesses the respective risks. Eighteen PAHs (16 considered by USEPA as priority pollutants, dibenzo[a,l] pyrene and benzo[j] fluoranthene) were monitored in breathing zones of workers at five Portuguese fire stations during a normal shift. The obtained levels of PAHs fulfilled all existent occupational exposure limits as well as air quality guidelines with total concentrations (Sigma PAHs) in range of 46.8-155 ng m(-3). Light compounds (2-3 rings) were the most predominant congeners (74-96% of Sigma PAHs) whereas PAHs with 5-6 rings accounted 3-9% of Sigma PAHs. Fuel and biomass combustions, vehicular traffic emissions, and use of lubricant oils were identified as the main sources of PAHs exposure at the studied fire corporations. Incremental lifetime cancer risks were below the recommend USEPA guideline of 10(-6) and thus negligible for all the studied subjects, but WHO health-based guideline level of 10(-5) was exceeded (9-44 times) at all fire corporations. These results thus show that even during non-fire situations firefighters are exposed to PAHs at levels that may promote some adverse health outcomes; therefore the respective occupational exposures to these compounds should be carefully controlled. (C) 2017pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by European Union (FEDER funds through COMPETE) and National Funds (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia) through projects UID/QUI/50006/2013, POCI/01/0145/FEDER/007265 and UID/EQU/00511/2013-LEPABE, by the FCT/MECwith national funds and co-funded by FEDER in the scope of the P2020 Partnership Agreement. Additional financial support was provided by Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia through fellowships SFRH/BD/80113/2011 and SFRH/BPD/105100/2014. The authors are thankful to all firefighters involved in the study and to collaborators from Escola Superior de Saúde from Instituto Politécnico de Bragança.
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dc.identifier.citationOliveira, M.; Slezakova, K.; Fernandes, Adília; Teixeira, J.P.; Delerue-Matos, C.; Pereira, M. C.; Morais, S. (2017). Occupational exposure of firefighters to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in non-fire work environments. Science Of The Total Environment. ISSN 0048-9697. 592, p. 277-287pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.081
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/16060
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevier Sciensept_PT
dc.relationIndoor and Outdoor Exposure to Ultrafine Particles: the Implications for Public Health
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectOccupational exposurept_PT
dc.subjectFirefighterspt_PT
dc.subjectPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonspt_PT
dc.subjectRiskpt_PT
dc.subjectIndoor airpt_PT
dc.subjectLegislative limitspt_PT
dc.titleOccupational exposure of firefighters to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in non-fire work environmentspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleIndoor and Outdoor Exposure to Ultrafine Particles: the Implications for Public Health
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceAmsterdam, Netherlandspt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage287pt_PT
oaire.citation.issuePereira, M.C.; Morais, S.pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage277pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleScience of The Total Environmentpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume592pt_PT
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