Mercury Toxicity in Wildland Firefighters

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Mercury Toxicity in Wildland Firefighters William R. Smith, MD, NREMT-P, George Montopoli, PhD, Andy Byerly, RN, NREMT-P, Michelle Montopoli, MA, EMT-B, Hank Harlow, PhD, Albert R. Wheeler, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 141-145 (June 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2013.01.004 Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Forest fire smoke. Photo by Wendy Blair. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 141-145DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2013.01.004) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Smoke in fire camp. Photo by Chris Havenar. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 141-145DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2013.01.004) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Wildland firefighting. Photo by Mike Moyer. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 141-145DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2013.01.004) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions