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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
876Premature Deaths
1,332Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
31,989Asthma Attacks
585Chronic Bronchitis
126,962Work Loss Days (WLD)
737,449Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
1,273Asthma ER Visits
1,630Acute Bronchitis
19,441Lower Respiratory Symptoms
14,845Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$7.2 Billion

How the analysis was performed


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

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

3 of 49

96%
v
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
healthiest States[PERCENTILE]unhealthiest States

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Illinois:

        489
        40
       
  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 190,096 105,206 84,890
PM2.5 11,092 3,166 7,926
PM10 11,839 3,668 8,171
CO 81,294 39,327 41,967
VOC 15,784 7,087 8,697
SO2 14,456 2,867 11,589

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