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J Occup Environ Hyg

Title:		Structural Fire Fighting Ensembles: Accumulation and Off-gassing of Combustion Products
Author(s):		Kirk KM; Logan MB;
Address:		"a Scientific and Research Branch , Queensland Fire and Emergency Services , Brisbane , Queensland , Australia"
Journal Title:		J Occup Environ Hyg
Year:		2015
Volume:		12
Issue:		6
Page Number:		376 - 383
DOI:		10.1080/15459624.2015.1006638
ISSN/ISBN:		1545-9632 (Electronic) 1545-9624 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Firefighters may be exposed to toxic combustion products not only during fire fighting operations and training, but also afterwards as a result of contact with contaminated structural fire fighting ensembles. This study characterized the deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) onto structural fire fighting ensembles and off-gassing of combustion products from ensembles after multiple exposures to hostile structural attack fire environments. A variety of PAHs were deposited onto the outer layer of structural fire fighting ensembles, with no variation in deposition flux between new ensembles and already contaminated ensembles. Contaminants released from ensembles after use included volatile organic compounds, carbonyl compounds, low molecular weight PAHs, and hydrogen cyanide. Air samples collected in a similar manner after laundering of ensembles according to manufacturer specifications indicated that laundering returns off-gassing concentrations of most of the investigated compounds to pre-exposure levels. These findings suggest that contamination of firefighter protective clothing increases with use, and that storage of unlaundered structural fire fighting ensembles in small, unventilated spaces immediately after use may create a source of future exposure to toxic combustion products for fire fighting personnel"
Keywords:		"Air Pollutants, Occupational/analysis *Firefighters *Fires Gases Humans Hydrogen Cyanide/analysis Inhalation Exposure/*analysis Occupational Exposure/*analysis Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/analysis *Protective Clothing Volatile Organic Compounds/*anal;"
Notes:		"MedlineKirk, Katherine M Logan, Michael B eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2015/01/28 J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015; 12(6):376-83. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2015.1006638"