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Author : Timothy E. Reinhardt,Roger D. Ottmar
Publisher : Ecosystems Research Alliance
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UCR:31210022825549
This paper reviews and summarizes literature about smoke exposure and the resulting adverse effects among wildland firefighters.
Author : Timothy E. Reinhardt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Forest fire fighters
ISBN : MINN:31951D02881902Y
Author : Timothy E. Reinhardt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Forest fire fighters
ISBN : OCLC:36928951
Author : Timothy E. Reinhardt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1241270125
Author : Timothy E. Reinhardt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Forest fire fighters
ISBN : MINN:31951D02881903W
Author : Timothy E. Reinhardt,Roger D. Ottmar,Michael J. Hallett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Smoke
ISBN : UCR:31210022826059
Author : David L. Peterson,Sarah M. McCaffrey,Toral Patel-Weynand
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783030870454
This open access book synthesizes current information on wildland fire smoke in the United States, providing a scientific foundation for addressing the production of smoke from wildland fires. This will be increasingly critical as smoke exposure and degraded air quality are expected to increase in extent and severity in a warmer climate. Accurate smoke information is a foundation for helping individuals and communities to effectively mitigate potential smoke impacts from wildfires and prescribed fires. The book documents our current understanding of smoke science for (1) primary physical, chemical, and biological issues related to wildfire and prescribed fire, (2) key social issues, including human health and economic impacts, and (3) current and anticipated management and regulatory issues. Each chapter provides a summary of priorities for future research that provide a roadmap for developing scientific information that can improve smoke and fire management over the next decade.
Author : Timothy E. Reinhardt,Roger D. Ottmar
Publisher : Diane Publishing Company
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Forest fire fighters
ISBN : 0756712173
Smoke exposure measurements among firefighters at wildfires showed that between 3 & 5% of the shift-average exposures exceeded occupational exposure limits (OEL) for carbon monoxide (CM) & respiratory irritants. Among workers involved in direct attack of actively burning areas & maintaining fireline boundaries, peak exposure situations could be several times greater than recommended OEL for short-term exposures. Exposure to acrolein, benzene, formaldehyde, & respirable particulate matter could be predicted from measurements of carbon monoxide. Electrochemical dosimeters for CM were the best tool for routinely assessing smoke exposure. Tables.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Forest fire fighters
ISBN : 2896312978
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fire fighters
ISBN : MINN:31951D01152420E
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Air quality management
ISBN : UCD:31175025833438
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Smoke
ISBN : MINN:31951D02973490K
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Roundtable on Environmental Health Services, Research, and Medicine,Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity,Roundtable on Population Health Improvement,Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309499903
California and other wildfire-prone western states have experienced a substantial increase in the number and intensity of wildfires in recent years. Wildlands and climate experts expect these trends to continue and quite likely to worsen in coming years. Wildfires and other disasters can be particularly devastating for vulnerable communities. Members of these communities tend to experience worse health outcomes from disasters, have fewer resources for responding and rebuilding, and receive less assistance from state, local, and federal agencies. Because burning wood releases particulate matter and other toxicants, the health effects of wildfires extend well beyond burns. In addition, deposition of toxicants in soil and water can result in chronic as well as acute exposures. On June 4-5, 2019, four different entities within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop titled Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis. The workshop explored the population health, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and health equity consequences of increasingly strong and numerous wildfires, particularly in California. This publication is a summary of the presentations and discussion of the workshop.
Author : Scott F. Walter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : Fire detectors
ISBN : 1423528360
Personnel who fight wildland fires are limited to the amount of protective equipment that they can carry with them. Bulky respiratory protection devices are considered extraneous to a smoke jumper who must carry all their tools and living necessities on their backs. In addition, respirators cannot filter out carbon monoxide, a significant airborne hazard from wildland fires. Instead, personnel are trained to recognize and avoid inhalation exposure situations eliminating the need for respiratory protection. Most of the personnel who fight wildland fires are augmentees who are often poorly trained, lack experience, and are inadequately equipped to safely respond to the fire. In addition, wildland firefighters often lack the experience of responding to a large fire. Lastly, inhalation exposure conditions (concentrations, wind speed, wind direction, etc.) vary with each wildland fire encountered, which increases the exposure potential. Most studies of the inhalation hazards from wildland fires indicate individual exposure levels of measurable contaminants were below the permissible exposure limits (PELs) established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with an incident overexposure rate of approximately 5 - 10 %. These exposures were attributed to lack of worker training or awareness of the existing inhalation hazard. The primary health effect reported was upper respiratory and eye irritation (mainly from acrolein, formaldehyde, and particulate matter exposure). For comfort, workers often wear scarves and bandanas to reduce the discomfort of smoke exposure. For eye protection, some workers may wear goggles with limited protective capacity.
Author : Peter H. McMurry,Marjorie F. Shepherd,James S. Vickery
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521842875
Particulate Matter Science for Policy Makers: A NARSTO Assessment was commissioned by NARSTO, a cooperative public-private sector organization of Canada, Mexico and the United States. It is a concise and comprehensive discussion of the current understanding by atmospheric scientists of airborne particulate matter (PM). Its goal is to provide policy makers who implement air-quality standards with this relevant and needed scientific information. The primary audience for this volume will be regulators, scientists, and members of industry, all of whom have a stake in effective PM management. It will also inform exposure and health scientists, who investigate causal hypotheses of health impacts, characterize exposure, and conduct epidemiological and toxicological studies.