Perfluoroalkyl acids including perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorohexane sulfonate in firefighters

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• Personal Author:
  Ducatman A ; Islam A ; Jin CF ; Qian Y ; Sun YH
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: Firefighters were likely exposed to perfluorooctane sulfonate since it was a component of extinguishing foams and perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), a surfactant coating carpet and other building materials, during firefighting. The objective of the study is to evaluate serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in firefighters. METHODS: A total of 8826 male adults, including 37 firefighters, were analyzed. Multivariate analysis was conducted by using a general linear model. The least square mean of serum PFAAs was obtained after adjustment for demographic and socioeconomic variables. RESULTS: Serum concentration of PFHxS was statistically higher in firefighters both before and after adjustment. Perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorononanoic acid were also found higher in firefighters, though not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: The study suggests that fighting fire can be a risk of exposure to PFAAs, specifically PFHxS. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acids Chemistry Demography Firefighters Fires Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Surface-Active Agents Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Chemical-properties Combustible-materials Combustion-products Demographic-characteristics Employee-exposure Fire-extinguishing-agents Fire-fighters Fire-fighting Fire-fighting-equipment Hazardous-materials Health-surveys Mathematical-models Sulfonates Surfactants Toxic-materials Toxins

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  324-328
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038407
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2011 Mar; 53(3):324-328
• Contact Point Address:
  ChuanFang Jin, MD, MPH, West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, PO Box 9190, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
• Email:
  cjin@hsc.wvu.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Perfluorooctanoic acid (CAS RN 335-67-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:26bfa2bdbee05b5c7583fec0e1e5ed3c021d79a706ed3e544b2d7d0a3805e539f5d2998e00ad0c3fd970a94425b6a58b42bcd483822dddf6faeb6be3a1cf36d5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192126/cdc_192126_DS1.pdf
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