Diesel Exhaust and Health

Particulate matter (PM) can have many negative health impacts that include an increased rate of asthma and asthma attacks, bronchitis, heart disease, high blood pressure, heart attacks, and other respiratory and heart-related impacts. New studies even show that PM can contribute to diabetes and obesity, as well as an increased rate of cancer.

 


 

  Clean Air Task Force, “Diesel Health in America.”

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