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