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Abstract(s)
Firefighting occupational exposure is classified as possible carcinogen to humans by the International
Agency for Research on Cancer and the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [1,2].
Full monitoring of firefighters’ exposure to PAHs via all exposure routes should be performed through
the quantification of their internal dose. The consumption of tobacco is responsible for the exposure to
many smoke components including more than sixty known carcinogens, including polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) [3]. PAHs are ubiquitous compounds formed during pyrolysis or incomplete
combustion of organic matter, being well known for their toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic properties
to humans [4,5]. So far, the impact of tobacco smoke on firefighters’ total exposure to PAHs is very
limited.
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Keywords
Monohydroxyl PAH Urinary levels Firefighters Tobacco smoke
Citation
Oliveira, M.; Slezakova, K.; Gomes, Maria José; Azevedo, Ana; Teixeira, J.P.; Delerue-Matos, C.; Pereira, M.C.; Morais, S. (2016). Urinary levels of monohydroxyl PAH metabolites in portuguese firefighters: background levels and impact of tobacco smoke. In Livro de resumos do XXII Encontro Luso-Galego de Química. Bragança. ISBN 978-989-8124-17-3. p. 225-225
Publisher
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química