Case Studies

Prepared with the help of Frank Richter, Keith Harley, and Greg Michalak.
Effects of diesel emissions on fire personnel.

Occupational disease issues about Report to the Workers' Compensation Board on Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Among Firefighters as recommended to the Workers' Compensation Board of Ontario
http://www.winsol.com/study.htm

Research Health Studies; enter the site and type "Diesel Nose"
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=PubMed

Loss of Smell and Taste
www.smellandtaste.org

Exposure to Benzene, A Story from a Fallen Hero
http://www.ergometrics.org/firefighter_test.htm

Related Nasal, Sinus, Throat Disorder Study, Dr. Gregory Bussell
Link

Cancers Among Fire Fighters, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Link

The New England Journal of Medicine, Diesel Causing Heart Disease
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/23/2348

American Heart Assoc. Diesel Exhaust Causing Heart Attacks & Strokes
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3050872

European Respiratory Journal
http://erj.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/4/733