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| Subject: Diesel exhaust causes lung cancer: WHO report Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:33 am | |
| Exhaust from diesel engines causes lung cancer, a World Health Organisation 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 finding is alarming for Australia, as sales of diesel-powered vehicle have more than doubled – from 110,608 to 266,886 – between 2005 and 2011. That figures doesn't include heavy vehicles such as trucks and buses, which are almost exclusively powered by diesel.
http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/diesel-exhaust-causes-lung-cancer-who-report-20120613-208un.html |
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