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Diesel Soot Health Impacts

Diesel & Health in America:
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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
288Premature Deaths
393Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
8,530Asthma Attacks
159Chronic Bronchitis
33,073Work Loss Days (WLD)
193,460Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
331Asthma ER Visits
427Acute Bronchitis
5,105Lower Respiratory Symptoms
3,930Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$2.3 Billion

How the analysis was performed


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

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

16 of 49

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

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Missouri:

        293
        30
       
  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 109,258 68,525 40,733
PM2.5 6,109 2,096 4,014
PM10 6,573 2,435 4,138
CO 44,698 23,452 21,246
VOC 8,825 4,383 4,441
SO2 7,416 2,027 5,388

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