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Kenneth W. Fent, Ph.D. - Publications

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2008 Environmental Sciences & Engineering University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 
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Occupational Health and Safety
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2024 Kander MC, Mayer AC, Wilkinson AF, Bertke S, Kesler RM, Smith DL, Horn GP, Fent KW. Evaluating workplace protection factors (WPFs) of different firefighter PPE interface control measures for select volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 1-12. PMID 38560919 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2024.2323109  0.392
2023 Navarro KM, Fent K, Mayer AC, Brueck SE, Toennis C, Law B, Meadows J, Sammons D, Brown S. Characterization of inhalation exposures at a wildfire incident during the Wildland Firefighter Exposure and Health Effects (WFFEHE) Study. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. PMID 37597244 DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxad046  0.544
2023 Mayer AC, Fent KW, Wilkinson AF, Chen IC, Siegel MR, Toennis C, Sammons D, Meadows J, Kesler RM, Kerber S, Smith DL, Masoud F, Bhandari D, Wang Y, Blount BC, et al. Evaluating Exposure to VOCs and Naphthalene for Firefighters Wearing Different PPE Configurations through Measures in Air, Exhaled Breath, and Urine. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20. PMID 37372644 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20126057  0.375
2023 Wilkinson AF, Fent KW, Mayer AC, Chen IC, Kesler RM, Kerber S, Smith DL, Horn GP. Use of Preliminary Exposure Reduction Practices or Laundering to Mitigate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Contamination on Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment Ensembles. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20. PMID 36767475 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032108  0.523
2022 Bonner EM, Horn GP, Smith DL, Kerber S, Fent KW, Tidwell LG, Scott RP, Adams KT, Anderson KA. Silicone passive sampling used to identify novel dermal chemical exposures of firefighters and assess PPE innovations. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 248: 114095. PMID 36508961 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114095  0.461
2022 Demers PA, DeMarini DM, Fent KW, Glass DC, Hansen J, Adetona O, Andersen MH, Freeman LEB, Caban-Martinez AJ, Daniels RD, Driscoll TR, Goodrich JM, Graber JM, Kirkham TL, Kjaerheim K, et al. Carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter. The Lancet. Oncology. PMID 35780778 DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00390-4  0.498
2022 Horn GP, Kerber S, Andrews J, Kesler RM, Newman H, Stewart JW, Fent KW, Smith DL. Impact of Repeated Exposure and Cleaning on Protective Properties of Structural Firefighting Turnout Gear. Fire Technology. 57: 791-813. PMID 35673328 DOI: 10.1007/s10694-020-01021-w  0.322
2022 Fent KW, Mayer AC, Toennis C, Sammons D, Robertson S, Chen IC, Bhandari D, Blount BC, Kerber S, Smith DL, Horn GP. Firefighters' urinary concentrations of VOC metabolites after controlled-residential and training fire responses. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 242: 113969. PMID 35421664 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.113969  0.343
2021 Navarro KM, Butler CR, Fent K, Toennis C, Sammons D, Ramirez-Cardenas A, Clark KA, Byrne DC, Graydon PS, Hale CR, Wilkinson AF, Smith DL, Alexander-Scott MC, Pinkerton LE, Eisenberg J, et al. The Wildland Firefighter Exposure and Health Effect (WFFEHE) Study: Rationale, Design, and Methods of a Repeated-Measures Study. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. PMID 34919119 DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxab117  0.387
2021 Mayer AC, Fent KW, Wilkinson A, Chen IC, Kerber S, Smith DL, Kesler RM, Horn GP. Characterizing exposure to benzene, toluene, and naphthalene in firefighters wearing different types of new or laundered PPE. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 240: 113900. PMID 34902715 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113900  0.475
2021 Horn GP, Madrzykowski D, Neumann DL, Mayer AC, Fent KW. Airborne contamination during post-fire investigations: hot, warm and cold scenes. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 1-17. PMID 34762010 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2021.2002343  0.332
2021 Mayer AC, Fent KW, Chen IC, Sammons D, Toennis C, Robertson S, Kerber S, Horn GP, Smith DL, Calafat AM, Ospina M, Sjodin A. Characterizing exposures to flame retardants, dioxins, and furans among firefighters responding to controlled residential fires. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 236: 113782. PMID 34119852 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113782  0.403
2020 Mayer AC, Horn GP, Fent KW, Bertke SJ, Kerber S, Kesler RM, Newman H, Smith DL. Impact of select PPE design elements and repeated laundering in firefighter protection from smoke exposure. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 1-10. PMID 32990508 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2020.1811869  0.48
2019 Fent KW, Toennis C, Sammons D, Robertson S, Bertke S, Calafat AM, Pleil JD, Wallace MAG, Kerber S, Smith D, Horn GP. Firefighters' absorption of PAHs and VOCs during controlled residential fires by job assignment and fire attack tactic. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. PMID 31175324 DOI: 10.1038/S41370-019-0145-2  0.412
2019 Fent KW, Mayer A, Bertke S, Kerber S, Smith D, Horn GP. Understanding airborne contaminants produced by different fuel packages during training fires. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 1-12. PMID 31169466 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2019.1617870  0.316
2019 Wallace MAG, Pleil JD, Oliver KD, Whitaker DA, Mentese S, Fent KW, Horn GP. Targeted GC-MS analysis of firefighters' exhaled breath: Exploring biomarker response at the individual level. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 1-12. PMID 30932751 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2019.1588973  0.454
2019 Kerber S, Regan JW, Horn GP, Fent KW, Smith DL. Effect of Firefighting Intervention on Occupant Tenability during a Residential Fire Fire Technology. 55: 2289-2316. DOI: 10.1007/S10694-019-00864-2  0.405
2018 Mayer AC, Fent KW, Bertke S, Horn GP, Smith DL, Kerber S, La Guardia MJ. Firefighter hood contamination: Efficiency of laundering to remove PAHs and FRs. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 1-32. PMID 30427284 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2018.1540877  0.433
2018 Fent KW, Evans DE, Babik K, Striley C, Bertke S, Kerber S, Smith D, Horn GP. Airborne contaminants during controlled residential fires. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 1-34. PMID 29494297 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2018.1445260  0.43
2017 Fent KW, Alexander B, Roberts J, Robertson S, Toennis C, Sammons D, Bertke S, Kerber S, Smith D, Horn G. Contamination of firefighter personal protective equipment and skin and the effectiveness of decontamination procedures. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 0. PMID 28636458 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2017.1334904  0.309
2016 Pinkerton LE, Yiin JH, Daniels RD, Fent KW. Mortality among workers exposed to toluene diisocyanate in the US polyurethane foam industry: Update and exposure-response analyses. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. PMID 27346061 DOI: 10.1002/Ajim.22622  0.303
2015 Fent KW, Evans DE, Booher D, Pleil JD, Stiegel MA, Horn GP, Dalton J. Volatile Organic Compounds Off-gassing from Firefighters' Personal Protective Equipment Ensembles after Use. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 12: 404-14. PMID 25751596 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2015.1025135  0.427
2014 Pleil JD, Stiegel MA, Fent KW. Exploratory breath analyses for assessing toxic dermal exposures of firefighters during suppression of structural burns. Journal of Breath Research. 8: 037107. PMID 25190461 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/8/3/037107  0.522
2014 Fent KW, Eisenberg J, Snawder J, Sammons D, Pleil JD, Stiegel MA, Mueller C, Horn GP, Dalton J. Systemic exposure to PAHs and benzene in firefighters suppressing controlled structure fires. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 58: 830-45. PMID 24906357 DOI: 10.1093/Annhyg/Meu036  0.534
2014 Fent KW, Durgam S, Mueller C. Pharmaceutical dust exposure at pharmacies using automatic dispensing machines: a preliminary study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 11: 695-705. PMID 24824046 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2014.918983  0.353
2012 Fent KW, Durgam S. Exposures to pharmaceutical dust at a mail order pharmacy. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 9: D161-6. PMID 22827852 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.700203  0.436
2012 Reeb-Whitaker C, Whittaker SG, Ceballos DM, Weiland EC, Flack SL, Fent KW, Thomasen JM, Trelles Gaines LG, Nylander-French LA. Airborne isocyanate exposures in the collision repair industry and a comparison to occupational exposure limits. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 9: 329-39. PMID 22500941 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.672871  0.815
2011 Thomasen JM, Fent KW, Nylander-French LA. Development of a sampling patch to measure dermal exposures to monomeric and polymeric 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate: a pilot study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 8: 709-17. PMID 22074266 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.626744  0.834
2011 Ceballos DM, Fent KW, Whittaker SG, Gaines LG, Thomasen JM, Flack SL, Nylander-French LA, Yost MG, Reeb-Whitaker CK. Survey of dermal protection in Washington State collision repair industry. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 8: 551-60. PMID 21830873 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.602623  0.765
2011 Flack SL, Fent KW, Gaines LG, Thomasen JM, Whittaker SG, Ball LM, Nylander-French LA. Hemoglobin adducts in workers exposed to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate. Biomarkers : Biochemical Indicators of Exposure, Response, and Susceptibility to Chemicals. 16: 261-70. PMID 21506697 DOI: 10.3109/1354750X.2010.549242  0.781
2011 Thomasen JM, Fent KW, Reeb-Whitaker C, Whittaker SG, Nylander-French LA. Field comparison of air sampling methods for monomeric and polymeric 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 8: 161-78. PMID 21347958 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.555711  0.809
2011 Fent KW, Evans DE. Assessing the risk to firefighters from chemical vapors and gases during vehicle fire suppression. Journal of Environmental Monitoring : Jem. 13: 536-43. PMID 21274476 DOI: 10.1039/c0em00591f  0.358
2011 Gaines LG, Fent KW, Flack SL, Thomasen JM, Whittaker SG, Nylander-French LA. Factors affecting variability in the urinary biomarker 1,6-hexamethylene diamine in workers exposed to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate. Journal of Environmental Monitoring : Jem. 13: 119-27. PMID 20978689 DOI: 10.1039/C0Em00122H  0.796
2010 Gaines LG, Fent KW, Flack SL, Thomasen JM, Ball LM, Richardson DB, Ding K, Whittaker SG, Nylander-French LA. Urine 1,6-hexamethylene diamine (HDA) levels among workers exposed to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI). The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 54: 678-91. PMID 20530123 DOI: 10.1093/Annhyg/Meq041  0.793
2010 Gaines LG, Fent KW, Flack SL, Thomasen JM, Ball LM, Zhou H, Whittaker SG, Nylander-French LA. Effect of creatinine and specific gravity normalization on urinary biomarker 1,6-hexamethylene diamine. Journal of Environmental Monitoring : Jem. 12: 591-9. PMID 20445846 DOI: 10.1039/B921073C  0.795
2010 Flack SL, Fent KW, Trelles Gaines LG, Thomasen JM, Whittaker S, Ball LM, Nylander-French LA. Quantitative plasma biomarker analysis in HDI exposure assessment. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 54: 41-54. PMID 19805392 DOI: 10.1093/Annhyg/Mep069  0.813
2009 Fent KW, Trelles Gaines LG, Thomasen JM, Flack SL, Ding K, Herring AH, Whittaker SG, Nylander-French LA. Quantification and statistical modeling--part II: dermal concentrations of monomeric and polymeric 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 53: 691-702. PMID 19635734 DOI: 10.1093/Annhyg/Mep048  0.814
2009 Fent KW, Gaines LG, Thomasen JM, Flack SL, Ding K, Herring AH, Whittaker SG, Nylander-French LA. Quantification and statistical modeling--part I: breathing-zone concentrations of monomeric and polymeric 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 53: 677-89. PMID 19622637 DOI: 10.1093/Annhyg/Mep046  0.758
2008 Fent KW, Jayaraj K, Ball LM, Nylander-French LA. Quantitative monitoring of dermal and inhalation exposure to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate monomer and oligomers. Journal of Environmental Monitoring : Jem. 10: 500-7. PMID 18385871 DOI: 10.1039/B715605G  0.769
2006 Flynn MR, Koto Y, Fent K, Nylander-French LA. Modeling dermal exposure--an illustration for spray painting applications. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 3: 475-80. PMID 16857646 DOI: 10.1080/15459620600854367  0.709
2006 Fent KW, Jayaraj K, Gold A, Ball LM, Nylander-French LA. Tape-strip sampling for measuring dermal exposure to 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 32: 225-40. PMID 16804626 DOI: 10.5271/Sjweh.1003  0.7
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