title: [Chemical hazards in fire-fighting environments].
abstract: The assessment of the fire-fighters' exposure to harmful chemicals during the fire attendance is presented. The assessment was based on measurements of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde and aromatic hydrocarbons of five fire-fighting actions. Using passive dosimeters, personal air samples were collected. A portable Draeger-PAC III was used for measuring carbon monoxide. Above 130 chemicals were detected in the environment of the fire attendance. Among them aliphatic hydrocarbons C6-C16 were dominant. Benzene and its aliphatic homologues were also found in all air samples. The carbon monoxide concentration accounted for up to 720 mg/m3. Concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde and benzene ranged from 0.0 to 49.9 mg/m3; 84.5 mg/m3; 5.3 mg/m3 and 89.4 mg/m3, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Zagrozeń Chemicznych i Pyłowych Centralnego Instytutu Ochrony Pracy w Warszawie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pośniak
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000032:analysis; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005390:Fires / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000032:analysis; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000032:analysis; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D011044:Poland; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide; D005557:Formaldehyde; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide