Firefighters exposed to more potentially harmful chemicals than previously thought

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/osu-fet082020.php

News Release 20-Aug-2020
Oregon State University

A new Oregon State University study suggests that firefighters are more likely to be exposed to potentially harmful chemicals while on duty compared to off duty.

The on-duty firefighters in the Kansas City, Missouri, area experienced higher exposures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, which are a family of chemicals that are known to have the potential to cause cancer. They were also exposed to 18 PAHs that have not been previously reported as firefighting exposures in earlier research.

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