Exposure to particulate matter in fire stations: preliminary results

Firefighters are at increased risk for many types of health diseases (IARC, 2010). While most of the studies on this topic focus on exposures and their impacts due to the fire combats (Oliveira et al., 2017), firefighters spend large portions of their day-by-day shift within the fire stations, where they can be exposed to a variety of air pollutants, including particulate matter (PM), i.e., a known carcinogen. This work aimed to assess the levels of particulate matter (PM) at fire stations and to investigate the possible parameters that may influence the respective levels.