Environmental Risks

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• Situational Risks (93)
• Environmental Risks (169)
• Risk Protection (19)
• Risk Reduction Practices (168)
• At-Risk Behaviors (20)
• NFFF Developed Resources (2)

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Acute health effects among firefighters exposed to a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fire.

Author: Markowitz JS, Gutterman EM, Schwartz S, Link B, Gorman SM.
Date Published: May 1989
Publisher: American Journal of Epidemiology
Keywords: Initiative 6, medical risks, environmental risks, PVC exposure

Aetiology and prevalence of eye injuries within the United Kingdom fire service.

Author: Owen, CG; Margrain, TH; Woodward, EG
Date Published: 1995; 9 ( Pt 6 Su)
Publisher: Eye
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, environmental risks, eye injuries

Adverse Respiratory Effects Following Overhaul in Firefighters Popular

Author: Burgess, Jefferey L.; Nanson, Christopher J.; Bolstad-Johnson, Dawn M. ; Gerkin, Richard; Hysong, Tr
Date Published: May 2001
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, environmental risks, overhaul, respiratory function

Accelerated hearing loss in urban emergency medical services firefighters.

Author: Pepe, PE; Jerger, J; Miller, RH; Jerger, S
Date Published: 1985 May;14(5):438-4
Publisher: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, hearing loss

Air contaminants encountered by firefighters

Author: Treitman, Robert D; Burgess, William A; Gold, Avram;
Date Published: 1980 Nov. Volume 41,
Publisher: American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Keywords: toxic exposure, Initiative 6, Initiative 2

Assessment of health effects in New York City firefighters after exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs): the Staten Island Transformer Fire Health Surveillance Project.

Author: Kelly, KJ; Connelly, E; Reinhold, GA; Byrne, M; Prezant, DJ
Date Published: 2002 Jul-Aug;57(4)
Publisher: Archives of Environmental Healh
Keywords: toxic exposure, Initiative 6, Initiative 2, cancer, environmental risks, PCBs

Assessment of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during firefighting by measurement of urinary 1-hydroxypyrene

Author: Moen, BE; Ovrebo, S.
Date Published: 1997 Jun;39(6):515-9
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: toxic exposure, Initiative 6, Initiative 2, medical risks, cancer, environmental risks, hydrocarbons

Characterization Of Volatile Organic Compounds In Smoke At Municipal Structural Fires

Author: Austin, C; Wang, D; Ecobichon, DJ; Dussault, G
Date Published: Part A, Volume 63, I
Publisher: Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
Keywords: toxic exposure, Initiative 2, environmental risks

Cancer risk among firefighters: a review and meta-analysis of 32 studies Popular

Author: LeMasters, GK; Genaidy, AM; Succop, P; Deddens, J; Sobeih, T; Barriera-Viruet, H; Dunning, K; Lockey
Date Published: 2006 Nov;48(11):1189
Publisher: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Keywords: cancer, Western Australia mortality study, firefighters

Cancer incidence among firefighters in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington (United States)

Author: Demers, Paul A; Checkoway, Harvey; Vaughan, Thomas L; Weiss, Noel, S; Heyer, Nicholas J; Rosenstock
Date Published: Volume 5, Number 2 /
Publisher: Cancer Causes and Control
Keywords: Initiative 6, Initiative 2, cancer