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Diesel Soot Health Impacts

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

Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
1,159Premature Deaths
2,249Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
39,429Asthma Attacks
848Chronic Bronchitis
179,385Work Loss Days (WLD)
1,040,518Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
812Asthma ER Visits
2,016Acute Bronchitis
24,064Lower Respiratory Symptoms
18,411Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$9.6 Billion

How the analysis was performed


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

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

6 of 49

90%
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 York:

        436
        53
       
  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 114,781 63,990 50,791
PM2.5 7,425 2,744 4,681
PM10 7,947 3,121 4,826
CO 48,685 22,877 25,808
VOC 10,528 4,878 5,650
SO2 8,967 1,891 7,076

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