Firefighter exposures to potential endocrine disrupting chemicals measured by military-style silicone dog tags.

ABSTRACT: Studies suggest that exposure to potential endocrine disrupting chemicals (pEDCs) may contribute to adverse health outcomes, but pEDC exposures among firefighters have not been fully characterized. Previously, we demonstrated the military-style silicone dog tag as a personal passive sampling device for assessing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposures among structural firefighters. This follow-up analysis examined the pEDC exposures based on department call volume, duty shift, and questionnaire variables. Structural firefighters (n = 56) were from one high and one low fire call volume department (Kansas City, MO metropolitan area) and wore separate dog tags while on- and off-duty (n_dogtags = 110). The targeted 1530 analyte semi-quantitative screening method was conducted using

SUBMITTER: Poutasse CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8757287 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature