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Diesel Soot Health Impacts

Diesel & Health in America:
Diesel Soot Health Impacts
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Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
627Premature Deaths
879Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
18,582Asthma Attacks
352Chronic Bronchitis
73,022Work Loss Days (WLD)
428,557Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
723Asthma ER Visits
937Acute Bronchitis
11,177Lower Respiratory Symptoms
8,522Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$5.1 Billion

How the analysis was performed


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

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

9 of 49

84%
v
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
healthiest States[PERCENTILE]unhealthiest States

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Ohio:

        335
        33
       
  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 164,122 103,909 60,213
PM2.5 8,384 3,096 5,288
PM10 9,053 3,602 5,451
CO 59,065 30,744 28,321
VOC 11,870 5,966 5,904
SO2 11,208 2,746 8,462

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