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Biomonitoring of wildfire emissions exposure among firefighters during active f...

The aim of this study was to conduct a multidisciplinary biomonitoring assessment of the exposure and health impacts of wildfire emissions on firefighters from the Northern Portugal, one of the regions most affected by wildfires. Firefighters from fourteen fire stations participated in pre- and post-exposure sampling campaigns during two consecutive years. Self-reporting biometric characteristics, lifestyle, cl...

Fighting occupational risks among Portuguese wildland firefighters: looking at ...

Background: Evidence linking wildland firefighters’ occupational exposure and health outcomes is still limited. Cytogenetic endpoints have long been applied in the surveillance of human genotoxic exposures and early effects of genotoxic carcinogens. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to clarify the exposure-induced cytogenetic effects concerning wildland firefighters’ occupational exposure at different time ...

Urinary biomonitoring in firefighters: baseline data of polycyclic aromatic hyd...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the most relevant pollutants in the firefighting context and urine the most straightforward and interesting matrix for biomonitoring. Recent studies have found elevated levels of PAH metabolites in firefighters in comparison to the general population. Since Portuguese firefighters are poorly characterized, the aim of this study was to determine the baseline data...

Occupational Exposure of Firefighters in Non-fire Settings

Freshwater pollution is a huge concern. A study aiming to evaluate physico-chemical characteristics, microbiota, occurrence of two groups of persistent environmental pollutants with similar chemical properties (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons- PAHs and microplastics - MPs) in Alqueva's surface water was performed during 2021.

The impact of trait anxiety and autism traits on olfactory abilities of the gen...

Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are characterized by atypical sensory processing, including in olfactory domain. However, since ASD is a complex condition characterized by marked heterogeneity in severity and symptoms, variables with significant manifestation in this condition, such as trait anxiety, may have been adding confounds to results. Importantly, perceptual abnormalities found in ASD seem...

Indoor particulate pollution in fitness centres with emphasis on ultrafine part...

Efficacy and Safety of Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants Use in Acute Portal Ve...

In acute portal vein thrombosis (APVT) unrelated to cirrhosis, anticoagulant therapy is classically started with low molecular weight heparin or vitamin K antagonists. New direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are used in the treatment of venous thrombosis outside the splanchnic vascular bed, but not in the latter. We report a young female with APVT occurring in a non-cirrhotic liver linked to heterozygosit...

Wood smoke exposure of Portuguese wildland firefighters: DNA and oxidative dama...

Indoor air quality in preschools (3- to 5-year-old children) in the Northeast o...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in Portuguese educational settings: a co...