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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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How your risk may be higher depending
on where you live and work


Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
808Premature Deaths
1,075Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
20,795Asthma Attacks
451Chronic Bronchitis
86,006Work Loss Days (WLD)
504,208Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
687Asthma ER Visits
1,061Acute Bronchitis
12,651Lower Respiratory Symptoms
9,645Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$6.5 Billion

How the analysis was performed


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

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

22 of 49

58%
v
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
healthiest States[PERCENTILE]unhealthiest States

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Florida:

        267
        34
       
  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 244,334 153,953 90,380
PM2.5 12,591 4,586 8,005
PM10 13,575 5,323 8,252
CO 98,609 53,237 45,372
VOC 19,838 10,074 9,764
SO2 17,477 4,844 12,633

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