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North Dakota

Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
12Premature Deaths
20Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
378Asthma Attacks
7Chronic Bronchitis
1,574Work Loss Days (WLD)
9,283Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
14Asthma ER Visits
18Acute Bronchitis
216Lower Respiratory Symptoms
164Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$101 Million

How the analysis was performed


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

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

44 of 49

14%
v
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
healthiest States[PERCENTILE]unhealthiest States

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in North Dakota:

        95
        17
       
  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 44,181 9,121 35,060
PM2.5 4,010 277 3,733
PM10 4,171 323 3,848
CO 21,421 2,436 18,985
VOC 4,336 480 3,855
SO2 4,610 229 4,381

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