First Name | Jeff |
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Last Name | Ball |
Email Address | telecranker@yahoo.com |
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Subject | Diesel |
Comment | I have always been affected by the effects of diesel fumes. They make me dizzy and nauseous. When air pollution standards were set for vehicles, I could never understand why diesel was not regulated. My Nissan truck has to be retired because the check engine light is on and will cost too much to fix, but the truck passed the actual smog test! Everyday I get behind some smog spewing vehicle with current reg. tags. Some of them are "classic" cars (which need to be taken off the road), but many of them are diesel burning vehicles. The negative health impacts of diesel pollution from trucks and buses have been documented. I urge the California Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest regulation possible to clean up the top sources of diesel particulate matter in California. California has the worst air quality in the nation and trucks and buses are a major contributor to the particulate matter and ozone pollution that causes serious health consequences. Pollution from trucks and buses result in an estimated 4,500 premature deaths and 71,000 cases of asthma and lower respiratory symptoms each year. Equally important, truck drivers are 1.5 to 2 times as likely as workers not exposed to diesel exhaust to develop lung cancer during their lives. And then there is the issue of Global Warming. To protect the health of all Californians, I urge the California Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest possible diesel truck regulations. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-12-03 06:17:53 |
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