Background Firefighters are occupationally exposed to hazardous chemical mixtures.
Silicone passive sampling devices capture unique exposures over time with minimal impact …

Sensitivity analysis is a valuable method for evaluating the impact of model parameters on
health risk characterization, thereby supporting the prediction of critical uncertainty factors …

Estuaries and coasts are located at the land-sea interface, where sediment liquefaction due
to strong wave action results in significant material exchange at the sediment-seawater …

Firefighters can be exposed to complex mixtures of airborne substances, including
hazardous substances released during structural fires. This study employed silicone …

Particulate matter (PM) in 11 different sizes was collected at a semi-rural site in Ulsan, a
multi-industrial city in South Korea, over one year from 2019 to 2020 to investigate the …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) comprise a group of compounds resulting from the
incomplete combustion of organic matter. Firefighters engaged in fire suppression are highly …

Abstract In June 2022, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified
firefighting as a carcinogenic occupation due to strong evidence linking it to increased …