Table 3 Summary of ELISA PAH metabolite concentrations (µg/g phenanthrene equivalents) in 36 firefighters (distributed evenly among 3 crews) assigned to attack, search, outside vent, backup/overhaul, RIT/overhaul, and command/pump who were sampled for 23 h after a single interior fire attack scenario
Job assignment | Collection period | Mediana | IQR |
|---|---|---|---|
Attack/search (n = 12) | Pre | 26.6 | 22–41 |
3-h | 50.1 | 38–69 | |
6-h | 57.5 | 52–69 | |
12-h | 42.8 | 38–62 | |
23-h | 38.1 | 30–52 | |
Outside vent (n = 6) | Pre | 23.1 | 18–34 |
3-h | 30.0 | 19–50 | |
6-h | 35.9 | 28–46 | |
12-h | 29.7 | 19–38 | |
23-h | 33.7 | 26–40 | |
Overhaul (n = 12) | Pre | 32.5 | 25–39 |
3-h | 41.4 | 31–48 | |
6-h | 43.0 | 34–58 | |
12-h | 44.9 | 25–55 | |
23-h | 39.0 | 25–45 | |
Command/pump (n = 6) | Pre | 26.9 | 26–34 |
3-h | 30.2 | 19–43 | |
6-h | 32.7 | 30–47 | |
12-h | 37.3 | 31–44 | |
23-h | 38.7 | 29–52 |
