Firefighter Noise Exposure During Training Activities and General Equipment Use

Kyle S. Root Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Catherine Schwennker Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Daniel Autenrieth Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Delvin R. Sandfort Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Tiffany Lipsey Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

William J. Brazile Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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