Firefighters exposed to more potentially harmful chemicals than previously thought

Friday, August 21, 2020 - 12:00 in Health & Medicine

A new Oregon State University study suggests that firefighters are more likely to be exposed to potentially harmful chemicals while on duty compared to off duty. The on-duty firefighters in the Kansas City, Missouri, area experienced higher exposures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, which are a family of chemicals that are known to have […]

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