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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Structure Fires"”.
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Impacts of wildfire activity in the wildland-urban interface on environmental mobilization and bioaccessibility of nanoscale trace metals, The
… driven by anthropogenic climate change. Wildfires at the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), regions where structures are intermixed with vegetative fuel sources, are becoming increasingly common, impacting thousands of people worldwide. The biological and environmental health risks of forest …
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Characterization of Contaminants on Firefighter"s Protective Equipment A Firefighter's Potential Exposure to Heavy Metals During a Structure Fire
… the presence of organics in smoke emissions from structure fires, very few studies have investigated the extent of heavy metal emissions found during a structure fire. Using a wipe test procedure samples were collected from firefighters following a structure fire and analyzed for metals. Three …
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Occupant tenability in large-scale residential fires: an analysis of heat exposure, toxic gases, water application, and fire-service ventilation
The fire dynamics of residential fires has been drastically changing in the past 50 years. Modern fires burn faster and produce more toxic gases due to the increased presence of synthetic materials and plastics in the fire environment. In order to gain a better understanding of the risks present in …