@article{ref1,
title="Personal carbon monoxide exposures among firefighters at prescribed forest burns in the southeastern United States",
journal="Archives of environmental and occupational health",
year="2013",
author="Dunn, K. H. and Shulman, S. and Stock, A. L. and Naeher, L. P.",
volume="68",
number="1",
pages="55-59",
abstract="Exposure to combustion products from wildland fires causes respiratory irritation and decreased lung function among firefighters. The authors evaluated carbon monoxide (CO) exposures of a group of wildland firefighters who conducted prescribed burns in the southeastern United States of America. A total of 149 person-days of samples were collected using data logging CO monitors. A questionnaire was administered to collect data on job tasks and self-reported smoke exposure. Overall, the highest exposures were seen amongst firefighters assigned to holding and mop-up tasks (geometric mean [GM]: 2.6 ppm), whereas the lowest were associated with lighting and jobs such as burn boss (GM: 1.6 and 0.3 ppm, respectively). The self-reported smoke exposure showed a significant linear trend with increasing CO exposure. The numbers of acres burned or burn duration, however, were not good predictors of exposure.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1933-8244",
doi="10.1080/19338244.2011.633126",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2011.633126"
}