Association of firefighting exposures with lung function using a novel job exposure matrix (JEM).
David G GoldfarbDavid J PrezantRachel Zeig-OwensCharles B HallTheresa SchwartzYang LiuIlias G KavourasPublished in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2024)
Smoke particle exposures were observed to have modest short-term and long-term associations with pulmonary function, particularly in those who, previously, had high levels of WTC exposure. Future work examining the association between P and pulmonary function among non-WTC exposed firefighters will be essential for disentangling the effects of ageing, routine firefighting and WTC exposures.