Sample Information Diesel and Health in America provides overview of impactsThe Clean Air Task Force recently issued a report that quantifies the health impacts of fine particle air pollution from America's diesel fleet. Using this information, the organization estimated the expected benefits from an aggressive but feasible program to clean up dirty diesel buses, trucks, and heavy equipment across the U.S. To view diesel pollution rates by your zip code, visit http://www.catf.us/projects/diesel/dieselhealth/. To view a summary report visit http://www.catf.us/publications/view/83. For the full report visit:
http://www.catf.us/publications/reports/Diesel_Health_in_America.pdf.
Report: ALA report highlights respiratory-related racial health disparitiesThe American Lung Association recently released a report that finds that racial minorities are disproportionately affected by a number of respiratory ailments ranging from childhood infections to occupational lung disease, asthma and cancer. To view the full report visit:
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=311779.
