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Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions:

CleanAIR Products to Reduce Diesel PM:

Results are dependent on application and fuel sulfur content.

A complex mixture of solid and liquid material, diesel particulate matter (PM) is made up of carbon particles, hydrocarbons and inorganics. Also referred to as soot, black carbon, black smoke and fine particle pollution, PM is a component of diesel exhaust emitted by on-road and off-road diesel vehicles such as trucks, buses, automobiles, construction equipment, ships, trains and mining vehicles. Other sources of diesel emissions are stationary power generators, water pumps, and portable gen sets. A result of incomplete combustion during the burning of diesel fuel, fine particles in PM have recently been found to cause considerable health damage.

The American Lung Association and the EPA have estimated that soot pollution causes more than 4,700 premature deaths annually in just nine major American cities.

Diesel Health Effects as Identified by the California Air Resources Board

“In 1998, California identified diesel exhaust particulate matter (PM) as a toxic air contaminant based on its potential to cause cancer, premature death, and other health problems. Diesel engines also contribute to California's fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) air quality problems. Those most vulnerable are children whose lungs are still developing and the elderly who may have other serious health problems.”

From the CARB website. For more information from CARB,
visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/diesel/diesel-health.htm