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Diesel Soot Health Impacts

Diesel & Health in America:
Diesel Soot Health Impacts
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Iowa

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
104Premature Deaths
158Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
3,052Asthma Attacks
59Chronic Bronchitis
12,181Work Loss Days (WLD)
71,801Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
118Asthma ER Visits
150Acute Bronchitis
1,791Lower Respiratory Symptoms
1,363Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$843 Million

How the analysis was performed


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

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

34 of 49

34%
v
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
healthiest States[PERCENTILE]unhealthiest States

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Iowa:

        195
        21
       
  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 87,395 36,078 51,317
PM2.5 6,222 909 5,312
PM10 6,534 1,058 5,477
CO 34,612 7,128 27,483
VOC 6,892 1,256 5,636
SO2 7,324 751 6,573

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