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Biomonitoring in California Firefighters
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Jan 2015
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Source: J Occup Environ Med. 2015; 57(1):88-97.
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Alternative Title:J Occup Environ Med
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Description:Objective:
To assess California firefighters' blood concentrations of selected chemicals and compare with a representative US population.
Methods:
We report laboratory methods and analytic results for cadmium, lead, mercury, and manganese in whole blood and 12 serum perfluorinated chemicals in a sample of 101 Southern California firefighters.
Results:
Firefighters' blood metal concentrations were all similar to or lower than the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) values, except for six participants whose mercury concentrations (range: 9.79 to 13.42 μg/L) were close to or higher than the NHANES reporting threshold of 10 μg/L. Perfluorodecanoic acid concentrations were elevated compared with NHANES and other firefighter studies.
Conclusions:
Perfluorodecanoic acid concentrations were three times higher in this firefighter group than in NHANES adult males. Firefighters may have unidentified sources of occupational exposure to perfluorinated chemicals.
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Pubmed ID:25563545
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4274322
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Volume:57
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Issue:1
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