Where You Live
Connecticut
Annual Diesel Fine Particle Health Impacts Projected in 2010:
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| 155 | Premature Deaths |
| 290 | Non-Fatal Heart Attacks |
| 4,987 | Asthma Attacks |
| 100 | Chronic Bronchitis |
| 20,104 | Work Loss Days (WLD) |
| 117,855 | Minor Restricted Activity Days (MRAD) |
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| 100 | Asthma ER Visits |
| 258 | Acute Bronchitis |
| 3,074 | Lower Respiratory Symptoms |
| 2,340 | Upper Respiratory Symptoms |
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| $1.3 Billion |
How the analysis was performed
How the Risk from Diesel Soot in Connecticut Compares to the Other Lower 48 States and District of Columbia:
68%
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| 0% |
10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% |
| healthiest States | [PERCENTILE] | unhealthiest States |
What are percentiles?
Cancers per Million in Connecticut:
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288
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41
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Inhaled
Diesel
Soot |
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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 |
25,644 |
15,452 |
10,192 |
| PM2.5 |
1,376 |
470 |
906 |
| PM10 |
1,480 |
546 |
934 |
| CO |
9,547 |
4,493 |
5,053 |
| VOC |
1,993 |
886 |
1,107 |
| SO2 |
1,906 |
462 |
1,444 |
Diesel Health Risk
Highest Impact
