Firefighting is physically and physiologically exhausting besides encompassing exposure to
toxic fire emissions. Biomonitoring studies from the past five years have been significantly …

Exposure to environmental pollutants poses a great threat to human health. Oxidative stress
is one of the widely accepted toxicity mechanisms of pollutants, and oxidative stress …

In recent years, wildland fires have occurred more frequently and with increased intensity in
many fire-prone areas. In addition to the direct life and economic losses attributable to …

With the advancement of industrialization, the health risks in occupational environments are
attracting increasing attention, and growing efforts have been devoted to environmentally …

Firefighters are daily exposed to adverse health-hazardous pollutants. Polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), well known endocrine disruptors with carcinogenic, mutagenic, and …

Occupational exposure as a firefighter has recently been classified as a carcinogen to
humans by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Biomonitoring has been …

Introduction Firefighting is one of the most hazardous occupations due to exposure to per-
and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Such …

This study investigated the occupational exposure of Korean firefighters to a suite of
combustion-related pollutants. Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and …

Occupational exposure as a firefighter is a complex activity that continuously exposes
subjects to several health hazards including fire emissions during firefighting. Firefighters …

Elevated urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites have been linked to an
increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, for petrochemical workers with …