Table 2 Urinary PAH-OHs (ng/L) at baseline and post-fire by role in fire responses.

Captain

2.06 (1.61–2.64)^‡

6855 (4216, 11,701)

12,170 (7640, 29,845)

Engineer

2.08 (1.46–3.02)^‡

7858 (5402, 11,245)

16,305 (9330, 25,528)

Firefighter

2.80 (2.13–3.66)^‡

7380 (4441, 13,744)

21,343 (11,392, 36,415)

Paramedic

1.84 (1.33–2.59)^‡

8434 (6156, 15,039)

16,935 (9832, 29,200)

Investigator

1.64 (1.26–2.13)

4875, 5128, 6935^b

9595, 11,360^b

Captain

2.03 (1.53–2.71)^‡

6254 (3528, 10,332)

10,265 (6020, 24,205)

Engineer

2.05 (1.43–3.01)^‡

6200 (4436, 9950)

14,800 (7828, 21,640)

Firefighter

2.91 (2.14–3.94)^‡

5949 (3636, 12,588)

18,963 (9581, 34,916)

Paramedic

2.00 (1.32–3.10)^†

7959 (4945, 11,223)

13,795 (8435, 25,325)

Investigator

1.70 (1.19–4.08)

2505, 4088, 5945^b

8530, 10,720^b

Captain

1.88 (1.44–2.44)^‡

<LOD (<LOD, <LOD)

315 (<LOD, 895)

Engineer

2.44 (1.59–3.73)^‡

<LOD (<LOD, 190)

495 (<LOD, 858)

Firefighter

3.69 (2.86–4.77)^‡

<LOD (<LOD, 284)

760 (401, 1510)

Paramedic

2.49 (1.66–3.76)^‡

<LOD (<LOD, 419)

798 (346, 1469)

Investigator

1.14 (0.29–3.89)

<LOD, <LOD, 575^b

<LOD, 400^b

Captain

2.44 (1.83–3.24)^‡

<LOD (<LOD, 570)

890 (455, 1610)

Engineer

2.60 (1.71–3.94)^‡

385 (<LOD, 662)

1055 (548, 1720)

Firefighter

3.39 (2.62–4.39)^‡

378 (<LOD, 662)

1180 (805, 2498)

Paramedic

2.96 (2.13–4.14)^‡

<LOD (<LOD, 665)

880 (730, 2390)

Investigator

1.93 (0.35–3.54)

225, 790, 1470^b

390, 565^b

Captain

1.83 (1.33–2.49)^‡

<LOD (<LOD, <LOD)

<LOD (<LOD, 685)

Engineer

1.58 (1.00–2.51)

<LOD (<LOD, <LOD)

<LOD (<LOD, 551)

Firefighter

2.04 (1.54–2.70)^‡

<LOD (<LOD, <LOD)

243 (<LOD, 882)

Paramedic

2.34 (1.57–3.53)^‡

<LOD (<LOD, <LOD)

<LOD (<LOD, 811)

Investigator

–

<LOD, 325, 615^b

<LOD, <LOD