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Exposure to a firefighting overhaul environment without respiratory protection increases immune dysregulation and lung disease risk

Firefighting activities appear to increase the risk of acute and chronic lung disease, including malignancy. While self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) mitigate exposures to inhalable asphyxiates and carcinogens, firefighters frequently remove SCBA during overhaul when the firegrounds appear...

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Autores principales: Gainey, Stephen J., Horn, Gavin P., Towers, Albert E., Oelschlager, Maci L., Tir, Vincent L., Drnevich, Jenny, Fent, Kenneth W., Kerber, Stephen, Smith, Denise L., Freund, Gregory G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6103500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30130361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201830