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Diesel Soot Health Impacts

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

Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
26Premature Deaths
34Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
984Asthma Attacks
17Chronic Bronchitis
3,702Work Loss Days (WLD)
21,749Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
10Asthma ER Visits
49Acute Bronchitis
587Lower Respiratory Symptoms
446Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$214 Million

How the analysis was performed


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

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

43 of 49

16%
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 Mexico:

        97
        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 38,750 31,342 7,408
PM2.5 1,585 903 682
PM10 1,754 1,052 703
CO 22,830 19,061 3,768
VOC 3,836 3,028 809
SO2 1,803 793 1,010

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