Pacific Northwest Research Station

Title: Monitoring firefighter exposure to air toxins at prescribed burns of forest and range biomass.

Author: Reinhardt, Timothy E.

Date: 1991

Source: Res. Pap. PNW-RP-441. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 8 p

Station ID: RP-PNW-441

Description: A variety of potent air toxins are in the smoke produced by burning forest and range biomass. Preliminary data on flrefighter exposures to carbon monoxide and formaldehyde at four prescribed burns of Western United States natural fuels are presented. Formaldehyde may be correlated to carbon monoxide emissions. The firefighters' exposures to these compounds relative to workplace standards are discussed.

Keywords: Firefighter health, air toxins, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide

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Reinhardt, Timothy E.  1991.  Monitoring firefighter exposure to air toxins at prescribed burns of forest and range biomass..   Res. Pap. PNW-RP-441. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 8 p.