Evaluation of fireground exposures using urinary PAH metabolites

Autor: Alesia M. Jung, Leanne M. Flahr, Christiane Hoppe-Jones, Devi Dearmon-Moore, Jing Zhai, Shawn C. Beitel, Darin D. Wallentine, Sally R. Littau, Fernanda Garavito, Stephanie C. Griffin, John Gulotta, Paul K. Moore, Shane A. Snyder, Jefferey L. Burgess, Jin Zhou

Publikováno v: Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology

Background Firefighters have increased cancer incidence and mortality rates compared to the general population, and are exposed to multiple products of combustion including known and suspected carcinogens. Objective The study objective was to quantif

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-021-00311-x

Serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in four municipal US fire departments

Autor: Jefferey L. Burgess, Julia M. Fisher, Amy Nematollahi, Alesia M. Jung, Miriam M. Calkins, Judith M. Graber, Casey C. Grant, Shawn C. Beitel, Sally R. Littau, John J. Gulotta, Darin D. Wallentine, R. Jeffrey Hughes, Charles Popp, Antonia M. Calafat, Julianne C. Botelho, Alissa D. Coleman, Natasha Schaefer‐Solle, Paola Louzado‐Feliciano, Simi O. Oduwole, Alberto J. Caban‐Martinez

Publikováno v: Am J Ind Med

BACKGROUND: Firefighters have occupational and environmental exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The goal of this study was to compare serum PFAS concentrations across multiple United States fire departments to National Health an

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https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC9859935/

Evaluation of Interventions to Reduce Firefighter Exposures

Autor: Darin D. Wallentine, Alesia M. Jung, Sally R. Littau, Devi Dearmon-Moore, Eric A. Valliere, Shawn C. Beitel, Leanne M. Flahr, Paul K. Moore, Sasha R. Weller, Shane A. Snyder, Fernanda Garavito, Jefferey L. Burgess, Christiane Hoppe-Jones, Stephanie C. Griffin, John Gulotta, Jin Zhou, Jing Zhai

Publikováno v: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

Objective Evaluate the effectiveness of firefighter exposure reduction interventions. Methods Fireground interventions included use of self-contained breathing apparatus by engineers, entry team wash down, contaminated equipment isolation, and person

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31977921

Firefighting, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and DNA methylation of genes associated with prostate cancer risk.

Autor: Quaid M; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA., Goodrich JM; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA., Calkins MM; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA., Graber JM; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA., Urwin D; Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles, California, USA.; Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA., Gabriel J; Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles, California, USA., Caban-Martinez AJ; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA., Petroff RL; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA., Grant C; Fire Protection Research Foundation, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA., Beitel SC; Department of Community, Environment and Policy, University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Littau S; Department of Community, Environment and Policy, University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Gulotta JJ; Tucson Fire Department, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Wallentine D; Tucson Fire Department, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Hughes J; Orange County Fire Authority, Irvine, California, USA., Burgess JL; Fire Protection Research Foundation, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.

Publikováno v: Environmental and molecular mutagenesis [Environ Mol Mutagen] 2024 Jan-Feb; Vol. 65 (1-2), pp. 55-66. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 24.

Repeat measures of DNA methylation in an inception cohort of firefighters.

Autor: Goodrich JM; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA., Jung AM; Department of Community, Environment, and Policy, University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Furlong MA; Department of Community, Environment, and Policy, University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Beitel S; Department of Community, Environment, and Policy, University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Littau S; Department of Community, Environment, and Policy, University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Gulotta J; Tucson Fire Department, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Wallentine D; Tucson Fire Department, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Burgess JL; Department of Community, Environment, and Policy, University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona, USA jburgess@email.arizona.edu.

Publikováno v: Occupational and environmental medicine [Occup Environ Med] 2022 Oct; Vol. 79 (10), pp. 656-663. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 24.