Assessment of Ambient Air Diesel Particulates in Fire Departments Using Different Exposure Metrics: Pilot Study

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• Personal Author:
  Cann CM ; Gilbert W ; Golla V ; Hwang J ; Taylor R
• Description:
  The aim of this study is to characterize DPM concentrations, a mixture of mainly EC and OC, in the ambient air of selected areas of small, rural fire departments using integrated measurements and direct reading-based measurements. The integrated measures quantify EC and OC mass concentrations. In contrast, the direct reading-based measures include the number of particles and the mass concentrations from 10 nm to 10 µm. This pilot study will help us assess the feasibility of a larger epidemiological exposure assessment in the fire departments. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Vehicle Emissions
• Keywords:
  Diesel Emissions Elemental Carbon Exposure Assessment Fire Fighters Particle Aerodynamics Particle Size Particulates
• ISSN:
  0379-7112
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; Ohio ; Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  155-162
• Volume:
  106
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068577
• Citation:
  Fire Saf J 2019 Jun; 106:155-162
• Contact Point Address:
  Jooyeon Hwang, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
• Email:
  Jooyeon-Hwang@ouhsc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fire Safety Journal
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c1f39ce0214c4de5edf1cebd1c5439db52a9892c30baa5e1fc97818730a8f3220a2a6c63f5692c3815a385ab5d8ecc585ba76ac2d7352469bcff40c5a0b6385a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207183/cdc_207183_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.67 MB ]