The Global Exposome Cohort Catalogue is an international registry, based on the FAIR principle, of exposome cohorts with worldwide coverage. The objective is to generate a shared, public space for findability/discovery of cohorts with datasets that are relevant for the exposome field (i.e., that can contribute to answering exposome-related research questions), containing source metadata for each listed resource. We define a cohort as: a longitudinal population (birth, mother-child, adolescent, adult, or multi-generational) in which individual-level data are collected on health outcomes and/or exposures of interest. The Global Exposome Cohort Catalogue hosts metadata for each cohort, focusing on elements such as (Type of Cohort, Timing and duration of data collection, Exposure domains covered [e.g., chemical, urban, lifestyle, social], Geographical scope, Contact information for dataset access, Link to external website or data repository).
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Firefighting occupational exposure and early effects on the health of operational forces
Description
Nowadays, forest fires are an important public health issue due to the emission of a countless number of hazardous pollutants including particulate matter (PM), principally the finest fraction (PM<2.5 µm) that penetrate more deeply into the respiratory tract, several volatile organic compounds e.g. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and metals. PM, PAHs, and metals are pollutants of major concern due to their high environmental persistence, toxicity, and carcinogenicity, thus being responsible for the initiation of cardio-respiratory inflammatory processes. Fires emissions may affect short- and long-term health and quality of life of exposed populations, particularly of the occupationally exposed firefighting operational forces. The cohort characteizes the occupational exposure of firefighters from different corporations in the Porto metropolitan area by performing human (bio)monitoring assays (personal air, urine, saliva, and skin contamination) and (in vitro) health risk assessment to motivate the implementation of mitigation strategies and propote occupational safety and health.
General Design
- Type
- Cohort study
- Cohort type
- Population cohort
- Data collection type
- Prospective
- Start/End data collection
- 2022 until 2024
Population
- Continents
- Europe
- Countries
- Portugal
- Number of participants
- 100
- Population age groups
- Young adult (18-24 years), Adult (25-44 years), Middle-aged (45-64 years)
Contributors
Available Data & Samples
Areas of information
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Socio-demographic
- Socio-economic capital
- Age/birthdate
- Sex/gender
- Labour force and retirement
- Job history
- Other socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Toxic Habits - Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs
- Physical environment
- Geocodes for residential address
- Built environment/neighbourhood characteristics
- Workplace characteristics
- Chemical exposure
- Chemicals
- Metals & elements
- Air pollution (outdoor)
- Air pollution (indoor)
Collection events
List of collection events defined for this resource
| Name | Description | Participants | Start end year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No results for current selection |
Networks
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