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Baseline data and associations between urinary biomarkers of polycyclic aromati...
Barros, B; Paiva, AM; Oliveira, M; Alves, S; Esteves, F; Fernandes, A; Vaz, J; Slezakova, K; Costa, S; Teixeira, JP; Morais, SIntroduction: Available literature has found an association between firefighting and pathologic pathways leading to cardiorespiratory diseases, which have been linked with exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs are highlighted as priority pollutants by the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative in occupational and non-occupational contexts. Methods: This cross-sectional study is the first to...
Biomonitoring of firefighters' exposure to priority pollutant metal(loid)s duri...
Paiva, AM; Barros, B; Azevedo, R; Oliveira, M; Alves, S; Esteves, F; Fernandes, A; Vaz, J; Alves, MJ; Slezakova, K; Pereira, MDC; Teixeira, JP; Costa, SWildland firefighters are exposed to metal(loid)s released during wildfires through vegetation combustion, which also promotes remobilization of accumulated anthropogenic metal(loid)s. Studies biomonitoring metal(loid)s exposure promoted exclusively by wildfire suppression activities are lacking. This work aimed to characterize, for the first time, the impact of real-life wildland firefighting operations on uri...
Biomonitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure and short-time healt...
Paiva, AM; Barros, B; Oliveira, M; Alves, S; Esteves, F; Fernandes, A; Vaz, J; Slezáková, K; Teixeira, JP; Costa, S; Morais, SHuman biomonitoring data retrieved from real-life wildland firefighting in Europe and, also, worldwide are scarce. Thus, in this study, 176 Portuguese firefighters were biomonitored pre- and post- unsimulated wildfire combating (average:12–13 h; maximum: 55 h) to evaluate the impact on the levels of urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons hydroxylated metabolites (OHPAH; quantified by high-performance liquid c...