Diesel & Health in America:
Diesel Soot Health Impacts
Diesel Soot Health Impacts
Where You Live
Wyoming
Diesel Health Risk
Lowest Impact
Highest Impact
How your risk may be higher dependingon where you live and work
Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:
| Adults | |
| 5 | Premature Deaths |
| 6 | Non-Fatal Heart Attacks |
| 174 | Asthma Attacks |
| 3 | Chronic Bronchitis |
| 695 | Work Loss Days (WLD) |
| 4,119 | Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD) |
| Children | |
| 2 | Asthma ER Visits |
| 8 | Acute Bronchitis |
| 98 | Lower Respiratory Symptoms |
| 75 | Upper Respiratory Symptoms |
| Monetized Value of Health Impacts | |
| $41 Million | |
How the Risk from Diesel Soot in Wyoming Compares to the Other Lower 48 States and District of Columbia:
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RankingRanking out of 48 states and the District of Columbia:* |
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Cancers per Million in Wyoming:
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64 |
17 |
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Inhaled Diesel Soot |
Other Inhaled Toxics |
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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 | 16,853 | 12,439 | 4,414 |
| PM2.5 | 794 | 372 | 423 |
| PM10 | 868 | 432 | 436 |
| CO | 5,401 | 3,155 | 2,246 |
| VOC | 1,089 | 615 | 474 |
| SO2 | 934 | 357 | 577 |
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