作为职业危害,消防员暴露于和多基物质 (PFAS):一项审查
Nur-Us-Shafa Mazumder1, Md Tanjim Hossain1, Fatema Tuj Jahura1
1Textile Protection and Comfort Center, Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
概括
消防员面临的癌症风险增加,由于职业暴露于和多基物质 (PFAS). 这些化学物质存在于装备和灭火泡中,导致消防员的水平升高,并可能造成健康问题.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 职业安全 在职业安全.
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
背景情况:
- 消防员的癌症发病率是一个越来越令人担忧的问题,职业接触致癌物质也与此有关.
- 和多基基物质 (PFAS) 是一类与增加癌症风险相关的化学物质.
- 在消防员的血清中检测到过高的PFAS水平.
研究的目的:
- 审查消防员暴露于per-和多甲基物质 (PFAS) 的来源和途径.
- 讨论职业PFAS暴露与消防员癌症风险增加之间的关联.
- 识别选票机械作为潜在的PFAS暴露的重要来源.
主要方法:
- 对消防员的职业危险和化学物质暴露研究的文献综述.
- 分析PFAS来源,包括选票装备,消防泡和环境污染物.
- 对消防员相关的PFAS属性,降解和暴露路径的检查.
主要成果:
- 在消防员出勤装备上发现了显著的PFAS污染,并迁移到内部层.
- 被确定为潜在的PFAS暴露的直接来源.
- 已确定的PFAS暴露途径包括水性薄膜形成泡 (AFFF),空气和消防站中的灰尘.
结论:
- 消防员的癌症风险比一般人群更高.
- 职业接触PFAS的增加是一个可能导致消防员癌症的因素.
- 进一步的研究是有必要的,以减轻PFAS暴露和减少消防员的癌症风险.
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