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Diesel Soot Health Impacts

Diesel & Health in America:
Diesel Soot Health Impacts
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Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
213Premature Deaths
283Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
9,235Asthma Attacks
152Chronic Bronchitis
33,732Work Loss Days (WLD)
195,219Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
98Asthma ER Visits
478Acute Bronchitis
5,691Lower Respiratory Symptoms
4,328Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$1.7 Billion

How the analysis was performed


How the Risk from Diesel Soot in Arizona Compares to the Other Lower 48 States and District of Columbia:

map RankingRanking out of 48 states and the District of Columbia:*

14 of 49

74%
v
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
healthiest States[PERCENTILE]unhealthiest States

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Arizona:

        310
        33
       
  Inhaled
Diesel
Soot
  Other
Inhaled
Toxics
 

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 93,864 64,349 29,515
PM2.5 4,552 1,874 2,678
PM10 4,964 2,203 2,761
CO 35,862 20,659 15,204
VOC 7,324 4,080 3,245
SO2 6,078 1,945 4,133

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