RT journal article
T1 Assessment of Volatile Compound Transference through Firefighter Turnout Gear
A1 Aliaño González, María José
A1 Montalvo, Gemma
A1 García-Ruiz, Carmen
A1 Ferreiro González, Marta
A1 Palma Lovillo, Miguel
A2 Química Analítica
K1 volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
K1 fire
K1 occupational risk
K1 toxicity
K1 turnout gear
K1 firefighter
K1 ion mobility spectrometry
K1 chemometrics
K1 combustion products
AB There is high concern about the exposure of firefighters to toxic products or carcinogensresulting from combustion during fire interventions. Firefighter turnout gear is designed to protectagainst immediate fire hazards but not against chemical agents. Additionally, the decontamination offirefighter personal protective equipment remains unresolved. This study evaluated the feasibility ofa screening method based on headspace-gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (HS-GCIMS)in combination with chemometrics (cluster analysis, principal component analysis, and lineardiscriminant analysis) for the assessment of the transference of volatile compounds through turnoutgear. To achieve this, firefighter turnout gears exposed to two different fire scenes (with differentcombustion materials) were directly analyzed. We obtained a spectral fingerprint for turnout gearsthat were both exposed and non-exposed to fire scenes. The results showed that (i): the contaminationof the turnout gears is different depending on the type of fire loading; and (ii) it is possible todetermine if the turnout gear is free of volatile compounds. Based on the latest results, we concludedthat HS-GC-IMS can be applied as a screening technique to assess the quality of turnout gear prior toa new fire intervention.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2022
FD 2022-03
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26713
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26713
LA eng
NO This research was funded by the Region of Madrid Fire Department, grant number "83 LOU, 148/2018". This work was also co-financed by the 2014-2020 ERDF Operational Program; the Department of Economy, Knowledge, Business, and University of the Regional Government of Andalusia (FEDER-UCA18-107214); and 0756_FIREPOCTEP_6_E "Strengthening of cross-border systems for the prevention and extinction of forest fires and improvement of resources for the generation of rural employment post-COVID-19" (2021-020/PE/Interreg POCTEP 2014-2020/PR).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 05-nov-2026