Diesel Fumes Pose Major Health Risk to Commuters
Clean Air Task Force Unveils Landmark Report:
No Escape from Diesel Exhaust: How to Reduce Commuter Exposure
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NEW YORK, February 28 -- THIS IS A MULTIVU REPORT BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE. A NEW REPORT BY THE CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE FINDS THAT DIESEL FUMES POSE A MAJOR HEALTH RISK TO COMMUTERS. THE STUDY FOUND THAT EVEN THOUGH COMMUTERS SPEND ONLY A TINY PORTION OF THEIR DAY COMMUTING, IT'S DURING THE COMMUTE THAT THEY RECEIVE MORE THAN HALF OF OVERALL EXPOSURE TO DEADLY PARTICLE POLLUTION.
PARTICLE POLLUTION, INCLUDING DIESEL EXHAUST, CAN CAUSE EARLY DEATH, LUNG CANCER, AND ASTHMA ATTACKS. THE STUDY FOUND THAT COMMUTERS IN CARS, BUSES, AND TRAINS ARE EXPOSED TO POLLUTION LEVELS FOUR TO EIGHT TIMES HIGHER THAN IN THE OUTDOOR AIR.
CONRAD G. SCHNEIDER, ADVOCACY DIRECTOR, CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE:
"There are 13 million diesel engines in service today, and virtually all of them are exempt from pollution controls. But, our study found that simply replacing the muffler with a filter can reduce commuter exposure substantially."
THE TASK FORCE CALLED ON THE STATES AND CONGRESS TO FUND THE CLEAN UP OF DIRTY DIESEL VEHICLES AND FOR EPA TO ISSUE EMISSION STANDARDS FOR LOCOMOTIVES AND FERRIES.
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I'M LARRY CARDARELLI.
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