Association of firefighting exposures with lung function using a novel job exposure matrix (JEM)

Discussion
Smoke particle exposures were observed to have modest short-term and long-term associations with pulmonary function, particularly in those who, previously, had high levels of WTC exposure. Future work examining the association between P and pulmonary function among non-WTC exposed firefighters will be essential for disentangling the effects of ageing, routine firefighting and WTC exposures.

Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - February 2, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Goldfarb, D. G., Prezant, D. J., Zeig-Owens, R., Hall, C. B., Schwartz, T., Liu, Y., Kavouras, I. G. Tags: Workplace Source Type: research