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Dataset for targeted and non-targeted analysis of firefighter breath samples

Published by U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Metadata Last Checked: June 27, 2025 | Last Modified: 2018-02-13
This dataset includes a list of chemicals used to create the ChromGenius retention time prediction model used for validation of non-targeted compounds. The list of identified non-targeted compounds in the samples is also provided. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: EPA cannot release personally identifiable information regarding living individuals, according to the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This dataset contains information about human research subjects. Because there is potential to identify individual participants and disclose personal information, either alone or in combination with other datasets, individual level data are not appropriate to post for public access. Restricted access may be granted to authorized persons by contacting the party listed. It can be accessed through the following means: By viewing the analyzed spreadsheets attached to the Journal Article. Format: The original dataset contains identification information for the firefighters who participated in the controlled structure burns. The analyzed data can be made publicly available. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Wallace, A., J. Pleil, K. Oliver, D. Whitaker, S. Mentese, K. Fent, and G. Horn. Non-targeted GC/MS analysis of exhaled breath samples: Exploring human biomarkers of exogenous exposure and endogenous response from professional firefighting activity. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - PART A: CURRENT ISSUES. Taylor & Francis, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA, 82(4): 244-260, (2019).

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