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Diesel Soot Health Impacts

Diesel & Health in America:
Diesel Soot Health Impacts
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New Jersey

Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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How your risk may be higher depending
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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
595Premature Deaths
1,078Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
19,711Asthma Attacks
396Chronic Bronchitis
81,641Work Loss Days (WLD)
475,188Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
401Asthma ER Visits
1,014Acute Bronchitis
12,095Lower Respiratory Symptoms
9,244Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$4.9 Billion

How the analysis was performed


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

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

4 of 49

94%
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 Jersey:

        470
        41
       
  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 70,463 45,331 25,132
PM2.5 3,397 1,142 2,254
PM10 3,652 1,328 2,324
CO 24,041 11,454 12,588
VOC 4,808 2,033 2,775
SO2 4,510 973 3,536

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