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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
61Premature Deaths
94Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
2,152Asthma Attacks
39Chronic Bronchitis
8,352Work Loss Days (WLD)
48,905Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
85Asthma ER Visits
106Acute Bronchitis
1,265Lower Respiratory Symptoms
963Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$497 Million

How the analysis was performed


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

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

29 of 49

44%
v
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
healthiest States[PERCENTILE]unhealthiest States

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Nebraska:

        215
        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 61,527 26,532 34,995
PM2.5 4,478 815 3,663
PM10 4,724 948 3,776
CO 27,260 8,391 18,870
VOC 5,536 1,673 3,863
SO2 5,217 769 4,448

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