Diesel Engine Exhaust Causes Lung Cancer, WHO Agency Says

[marmar]

(Bloomberg) Exhaust from diesel engines causes lung cancer, a World Health Organization agency said for the first time, citing a review of studies.

Diesel exhaust also was linked to an increased risk of bladder cancer, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, based in Lyon, France, said in a statement today. The group published the findings after a review over eight days by a panel of scientists. An earlier review, in 1988, classified diesel engine exhaust as “probably carcinogenic.”

The agency isn’t providing guidelines on what level of exposure is carcinogenic, leaving it up to national and international regulatory authorities to weigh its conclusion, Christopher Wild, director of the agency, told reporters today on a conference call. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-12/diesel-engine-exhaust-causes-lung-cancer-who-agency-says.html

[dipsydoodle]

1. Filling station forecourts are worst place to be for that

Aside from that that's the part of the background to why our diesel cars in Europe are now fitted with DPFs - diesel particulate filters

[rfranklin]

2. Geez, I spent weeks of my life sucking fumes at the Port Authority Bus Terminal NY

I always liked the smell of diesel fumes.

[HooptieWagon]

3. I imagine campfire smoke does too.

Diesels do emit particulates, however cleaner fuel and filters reduces that. Diesels also emit just a fraction of the CO that gasoline engines do, besides being significantly more fuel efficient. If the US bought diesels in the amount Europe does, oil imports could be vastly reduced. And... IMO the automakers are on the wrong track with hybrids. They would be vastly better as diesel/electric hybrids than as the current gasoline/electric hybrids.