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Diesel & Health in America:
Diesel Soot Health Impacts
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Vermont

Map of diesel soot cancer risk

Diesel Health Risk

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Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:

Adults
10Premature Deaths
18Non-Fatal Heart Attacks
292Asthma Attacks
6Chronic Bronchitis
1,261Work Loss Days (WLD)
7,477Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD)
Children
6Asthma ER Visits
14Acute Bronchitis
168Lower Respiratory Symptoms
128Upper Respiratory Symptoms
Monetized Value of Health Impacts
$78 Million

How the analysis was performed


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

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

45 of 49

12%
v
0% 10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
healthiest States[PERCENTILE]unhealthiest States

What are percentiles?


Cancers per Million in Vermont:

        94
        21
       
  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 6,681 3,988 2,693
PM2.5 424 173 251
PM10 459 201 258
CO 2,920 1,569 1,351
VOC 695 406 289
SO2 484 112 372

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