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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
20Premature Deaths
26Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
855Asthma Attacks
14Chronic Bronchitis
3,068Work Loss Days (WLD)
17,992Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
9Asthma ER Visits
42Acute Bronchitis
505Lower Respiratory Symptoms
383Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$167 Million

How the analysis was performed


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

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

42 of 49

18%
v
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
healthiest States[PERCENTILE]unhealthiest States

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Idaho:

        101
        23
       
  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 24,200 11,467 12,733
PM2.5 1,603 344 1,258
PM10 1,698 401 1,297
CO 10,836 4,191 6,645
VOC 2,157 774 1,383
SO2 1,978 297 1,681

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