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Opinion | Firefighters Face Higher Rates of Skin Cancer. Here’s How to Protect Them.

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By Sumit Mandal
| Mississippi Free Press Verified
Wildland firefighters are exposed to a mix of harmful chemicals in the smoke they breathe and the ash and soot that gets on their clothing. Over long assignments fighting fires that can last for days to weeks, those chemicals can be absorbed by their skin. Some of those chemicals are carcinogens. A 2025 study found that firefighters in general had a 58% higher risk of dying from skin cancer than non-firefighters and a 40% higher risk of dying from kidney cancer.
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Firefighters face a higher risk of skin cancer – nano fabrics with tiny, rough fibers can help keep them safer

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By Sumit Mandal
| Common Ground
This post was originally published on this site. By Sumit Mandal, Oklahoma State University Smoke and ash contain chemicals that can harm wildland firefighters, and not just when they breathe it in. White River National Forest/BLM via Flickr Wildland firefighters are exposed to a mix of harmful chemicals in the smoke they breathe and the ash and soot that gets on their clothing. Over long assignments fighting fires that can last for days to weeks, those chemicals can be absorbed by their skin.
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Technology & Innovation Archives – Common Ground

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By Sumit Mandal, Michelle Miron
| Common Ground
Latest in Technology & Innovation How Michigan farmers are using a new app to make critical crop decisions right from the tractor The free Enviroweather Mobile app, developed by Michigan State University specialists and the Michigan State Horticultural Society, provides farmers with real-time environmental data and predictive crop modeling on their smartphones.
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