Occupational Exposure of Firefighters in Non-fire Settings

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2023

Authors

Klara Slezakova (Author) FEUP; F. Estevez (Author) Other; J. Vaz (Author) Other; M. Alves (Author) Other; J. Madureira (Author) Other; S. Costa (Author) Other; A. Fernandes (Author) Other; J.P. Teixiera (Author) Other; S. Morais (Author) Other; Maria do Carmo Pereira (Author) FEUP

Book

Title: Studies in Systems, Decision and Control

Pages: 79-88

ISBN: 21984182

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Scopus - 0 Citations

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Natural sciences > Environmental science

Associated Projects

LEPABE - Financiamento Plurianual 2020-2023 da Unidade de I&D LEPABE - Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia

BioFirEx - Um painel de (bio)marcadores para a vigilância da saúde e da segurança do bombeiro

ALiCE - ALiCE - Laboratório Associado em Engenharia Química

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00X-8TS

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12547-8_7

Abstract (EN): This work assessed firefighters¿ exposure to particulate matter (PM) in non-fire work settings during pre-fire season, as a baseline for the respective occupational exposure characterization. Indoor and outdoor air sampling was conducted for two weeks in pre-fire season of 2021 in seven fire corporations (FC1-FC7) in north of Portugal. PM fractions (PM2.5, PM10) were continuously monitored concurrently in indoors (living rooms, rest areas, truck bays) and outdoors. The results showed low levels of pollution. Indoor PM10 was between 2 and 205 ¿g m¿3 (mean 10 ¿g m¿3); PM2.5 were 2¿115 ¿g m¿3 (8.5 ¿g m¿3). Both indoor PM fractions were highly and significantly correlated (rs = 0.959¿0.997). PM2.5 accounted for 85% of indoor PM; indoor to outdoor ratios (I/O) of PM2.5 ranged between 1.4 and 3.0, thus emphasizing the contribution of indoor emission sources for fine fraction. Outdoor PM10 were 2¿6 times higher than indoors (6¿894 ¿g m¿3; mean 21 ¿g m¿3); and 2¿9 times higher for PM2.5 (5 ¿ 169 ¿g m¿3; 5 ¿g m¿3). Outdoor PM were moderately correlated (rs = 0.584 ¿ 0.878), most likely due to meteorological conditions. Coarse particles contributed the majority of ambient PM10 and accounted for 79%. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific