Where You Live
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:
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| 166 | Premature Deaths |
| 259 | Non-Fatal Heart Attacks |
| 3,396 | Asthma Attacks |
| 79 | Chronic Bronchitis |
| 14,690 | Work Loss Days (WLD) |
| 86,838 | Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD) |
How the analysis was performed
How the Risk from Diesel Soot in Pittsburgh, PA MSA Compares to Other Metropolitan Areas:
84%
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| 0% |
10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
| healthiest MSAs | [PERCENTILE] | unhealthiest MSAs |
What are percentiles?
Lifetime Cancers per Million in Pittsburgh, PA MSA:
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327
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49
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Inhaled
Diesel
Soot |
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Other
Inhaled
Toxics |
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How did CATF compare the risk of diesel
particulate to other air toxics?
Diesel Emissions (2005):
| Pollutant |
Annual Tons
per Year |
Highway
(on road) |
Heavy Equipment
(non road) |
| NOx |
26,293 |
14,051 |
6,963 |
| PM2.5 |
1,239 |
421 |
651 |
| PM10 |
1,339 |
489 |
671 |
| CO |
8,208 |
4,608 |
3,600 |
| VOC |
1,957 |
877 |
785 |
| SO2 |
1,265 |
373 |
975 |
