Respiratory Irritants in Australian Bushfire Smoke: Air Toxics Sampling in a Smoke Chamber and During Prescribed Burns
| Autor: | Brian Devine, Angus Cook, Fabienne Reisen, Annemarie J.B.M. De Vos, Philip Weinstein |
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| Přispěvatelé: | De Vos, Annemarie JBM, Reisen, Fabienne, Cook, Angus, Devine, Brian, Weinstein, Philip |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Pollution
Fire fighter prescribe burn Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Toxicology Fires Air pollutants Health hazard Formaldehyde Smoke Environmental health Acrolein Organic Chemicals Respiratory health media_common Air Pollutants Short-term exposure limit personal sampling acrolein Prescribed burn General Medicine smoke Irritants Environmental science Particulate Matter wildland fire Other Environmental Sciences |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 56:380-388 |
| ISSN: | 1432-0703 0090-4341 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00244-008-9209-3 |
| Popis: | Bushfire smoke contains an array of organic and inorganic compounds, including respirable and inspirable particles, aldehydes, and carbon monoxide. These compounds have been found to be a health hazard for firefighters in the United States. Despite the high frequency of bushfires in Australia, analyses of bushfire smoke components are scarce. As part of an occupational health study investigating the respiratory health effects of bushfire smoke in firefighters, air toxics sampling was undertaken in a smoke chamber and during prescribed burns. Levels of formaldehyde and acrolein were demonstrated at respectively 60% and 80% of the Short Term Exposure Limit in the smoke chamber. Carbon monoxide levels exceeded the peak limit of 400 ppm significantly. Although concentrations were lower during the prescribed burns, the study shows that Australian bushfire smoke contains air toxics of concern and provides justification for further research into the levels of air toxics measured at bushfires and the associated health impacts. Refereed/Peer-reviewed |
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