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Title: Lung function changes in wildland firefighters working at prescribed burns.

Journal Article · · Inhalation Toxicology

Although decline in lung function across workshift has been observed in wildland firefighters, measurements have been restricted to days when they worked at fires. Consequently, such results could have been confounded by normal circadian variation associated with lung function. We investigated the across-shift changes in lung function of wildland firefighters, and the effect of cumulative exposure on lung function during the burn season.

Research Organization:
USDA Forest Service-Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE EM Office of Program and Site Support (EM-50)
DOE Contract Number:
AI09-00SR22188
OSTI ID:
1032505
Report Number(s):
11-16-P; INHTE5; TRN: US201202%%236
Journal Information:
Inhalation Toxicology, Vol. 23, Issue 13; ISSN 0895-8378
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English