2017 Research Brief
Description
Wildland firefighters suppressing wildland fires or conducting prescribed fires work long shifts and are exposed to high levels of smoke with no respiratory protection. This research measures firefighter exposure to smoke and pollutants and offers way to reduce this exposure.
Contact
Kathleen M. Navarro, kathleennav@gmail.com
Stacey S. Frederick, ssfrederick@berkeley.edu
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Additional Information
Navarro, Kathleen, Ricardo Cisneros, Elizabeth Noth, John R. Balmes, and S. Katharine Hammond. 2017. Occupational Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon of Wildland Firefighters at Prescribed and Wildland Fires. Environmental Science & Technology.