@article{9c83d5783b88432685b16cc4d86ed6d9,
title = "Prevalence and predictors of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) serum levels among members of a suburban us volunteer fire department",
abstract = "Background: Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are ubiquitous pollutants associated with adverse health outcomes. High PFAS levels have been demonstrated among career firefighters; less is known about PFAS levels among volunteer firefighters who comprise two-thirds of US firefighters. Methods: Volunteer fire department members completed a survey and provided blood samples. We calculated geometric means and 95% CIs for PFAS reported by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We compared PFAS distribution and levels among non-Hispanic white adult male study participants to those in the 2015–2016 and 2017–2018 NHANES cycles. We assessed associations between PFAS serum levels and years of firefighting controlling demographics and occupation using linear regression. Results: Participant{\textquoteright}s average age was 46.6 years (sd. 17.1). Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) was detected in almost half study but <3% of NHANES participants; serum levels of PFDoA, perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) were elevated among participants compared with NHANES. Serum levels of both PFDA and PFDoA were positively associated with years of firefighting. Conclusions: Volunteer firefighters may have a different serum profile and levels of PFAS than the general population. Future work in this area should include volunteer firefighters from other geographic locations and assess sources of PFAS exposure.",
keywords = "PFAS prevalence, Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Volunteer firefighters",
author = "Graber, {Judith M.} and Black, {Taylor M.} and Shah, {Nimit N.} and Caban-Martinez, {Alberto J.} and Lu, {Shou En} and Troy Brancard and Yu, {Chang Ho} and Turyk, {Mary E.} and Kathleen Black and Steinberg, {Michael B.} and Zhihua Fan and Burgess, {Jefferey L.}",
note = "Funding Information: Funding: This study was supported by a grant from Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health and the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. A grant number is not applicable. The Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study (FFCCS) is supported by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants EMW-2015-FP-00213, EMW-2017-FP-00860, EMW-2018-FP-0086, EMW-2019-FP-00526 and EMW-2019-FP-00517. Funding Information: This study was supported by a grant from Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health and the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. A grant number is not applicable. The Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study (FFCCS) is supported by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants EMW-2015-FP-00213, EMW-2017-FP-00860, EMW-2018-FP-0086, EMW-2019-FP-00526 and EMW-2019-FP-00517. The authors would like to thank the leadership of the Toms River Fire Department (TRFD), including District 1 Chief Administrator Brian Kubiel and former District Chief James Golden, whose concern about cancer among firefighters and commitment to developing a community-science partnership, is the foundation that the New Jersey Cancer Assessment and Prevention Study is built upon. We also thank the members of TRFD who gave their time to participate in CAPS. For assistance with data collection we would like to thank Clarimel Cepeda, Azanna Clemmings, Fatima Green, Rhys Hanley, Payal Kadiwar, Nan Ji, Alicia Legard, Adriana Dos Santos Brandao De Resende, and Alexander Wurtz. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.",
year = "2021",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.3390/ijerph18073730",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "18",
journal = "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health",
issn = "1661-7827",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",
number = "7",
}