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Diesel Soot Health Impacts

Diesel & Health in America:
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Minnesota

Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
173Premature Deaths
296Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
6,970Asthma Attacks
130Chronic Bronchitis
28,267Work Loss Days (WLD)
164,611Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
272Asthma ER Visits
348Acute Bronchitis
4,152Lower Respiratory Symptoms
3,163Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$1.4 Billion

How the analysis was performed


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

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

21 of 49

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

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Minnesota:

        270
        31
       
  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 104,939 52,105 52,834
PM2.5 6,835 1,584 5,251
PM10 7,257 1,844 5,413
CO 45,257 17,666 27,591
VOC 9,036 3,309 5,727
SO2 8,236 1,315 6,921

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