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Diesel Soot Health Impacts
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South Dakota

Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
14Premature Deaths
21Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
442Asthma Attacks
8Chronic Bronchitis
1,671Work Loss Days (WLD)
9,821Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
17Asthma ER Visits
22Acute Bronchitis
258Lower Respiratory Symptoms
196Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$110 Million

How the analysis was performed


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

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

46 of 49

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

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Cancers per Million in South Dakota:

        86
        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 35,728 11,149 24,579
PM2.5 2,937 335 2,602
PM10 3,073 390 2,683
CO 16,111 2,837 13,274
VOC 3,258 558 2,700
SO2 3,364 276 3,088

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