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Diesel & Health in America:
Diesel Soot Health Impacts
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Kansas

Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
79Premature Deaths
115Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
2,629Asthma Attacks
47Chronic Bronchitis
10,050Work Loss Days (WLD)
58,917Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
104Asthma ER Visits
132Acute Bronchitis
1,567Lower Respiratory Symptoms
1,191Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$639 Million

How the analysis was performed


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

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

36 of 49

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

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Kansas:

        182
        24
       
  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 70,258 29,967 40,292
PM2.5 5,101 920 4,181
PM10 5,378 1,068 4,310
CO 30,101 8,513 21,588
VOC 6,103 1,665 4,438
SO2 6,128 977 5,151

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