Departments of Public Health Sciences (Dr Caban-Martinez, Ms Louzado-Feliciano, Ms Santiago, Dr Kobetz-Kerman); Medicine (Dr Schaefer Solle, Dr Kobetz-Kerman); Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Mr Baum, Dr Daunert); Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (Dr Caban-Martinez, Dr Schaefer Solle, Dr Kobetz-Kerman), Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; Cuerpo de Bomberos en el Distrito Nacional (Dr Rivera); O&M Medical School (O&Med) (Dr Miric, Dr Perez-Then); and Two Oceans in Health Research Enterprise (Dr Miric, Dr Perez-Then), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Nov;62(11):e611-e615. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002006.
Characterize objective measurements of carcinogenic exposure using passive sampling silicone-based wristbands among Dominican firefighters.
Firefighters from a metropolitan fire service in the Dominican Republic were asked to wear a silicone-based wristband during one typical 24-hour shift. A pre- and post-shift survey collected work shift characteristics. Wristbands were processed for the type and quantity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a family of known carcinogenic compounds.
Fifteen firefighters wore a wristband, of which 73.3% responded to a fire with an average of 3.7 calls during the shift. Total PAH exposure was significantly higher among firefighters who responded to a fire versus firefighters with no fire during their shift (261 parts per billion [ppb] vs 117 ppb, P = 0.003).
Silicone-based wristbands as objective passive samplers documented exposure to carcinogenic compounds during a typical 24-hour firefighter shift.
通过在多米尼加共和国的消防员中使用被动采样的硅胶腕带来描述致癌物质暴露的客观测量。
多米尼加首都消防部门的消防员被要求在一个典型的 24 小时轮班期间佩戴硅胶腕带。在轮班前和轮班后进行调查，收集工作班次的特点。腕带被处理以检测多环芳烃（PAH）的类型和数量，PAH 是一组已知的致癌化合物。
有 15 名消防员佩戴了腕带，其中 73.3%的消防员在轮班期间平均接到了 3.7 次火灾报警。与轮班期间没有火灾的消防员相比，响应火灾的消防员的总多环芳烃暴露量明显更高（261 皮克/十亿 [ppb] 比 117 ppb，P=0.003）。
硅胶腕带作为客观的被动采样器，记录了消防员典型 24 小时轮班期间接触致癌化合物的情况。
