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Diesel Soot Health Impacts

Diesel & Health in America:
Diesel Soot Health Impacts
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Utah

Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
33Premature Deaths
44Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
1,971Asthma Attacks
26Chronic Bronchitis
6,568Work Loss Days (WLD)
38,121Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
21Asthma ER Visits
98Acute Bronchitis
1,162Lower Respiratory Symptoms
879Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$272 Million

How the analysis was performed


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

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

41 of 49

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

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Utah:

        136
        29
       
  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 40,364 29,498 10,867
PM2.5 1,672 662 1,010
PM10 1,811 770 1,042
CO 17,893 12,241 5,652
VOC 2,951 1,736 1,215
SO2 2,211 712 1,499

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