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Diesel & Health in America:
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New Hampshire

Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
30Premature Deaths
56Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
1,061Asthma Attacks
21Chronic Bronchitis
4,350Work Loss Days (WLD)
25,525Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
21Asthma ER Visits
54Acute Bronchitis
645Lower Respiratory Symptoms
491Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$244 Million

How the analysis was performed


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

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

38 of 49

26%
v
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
healthiest States[PERCENTILE]unhealthiest States

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in New Hampshire:

        161
        36
       
  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 17,708 12,872 4,836
PM2.5 813 394 420
PM10 890 457 433
CO 6,088 3,755 2,334
VOC 1,242 734 509
SO2 1,090 403 687

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