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Hazardous levels of diesel exhaust can be found in occupations ranging from mining to driving diesel fueled trucks or forklifts. In addition to occupational exposure, the wide use of diesel engines in transportation provides significant opportunity for environmental exposure to these emissions. Control technology could significantly limit many diesel exhaust exposures, although additional information and research are needed on the methods to monitor diesel particulates and determine the level of risk such particulates cause. The following references will help in recognizing and controlling diesel exhaust hazards.
Potential Hazards
Characteristics and Properties
Hazard Recognition
- Nonroad Engines and Air Pollution. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Mobile Resources (OMS) Fact Sheet 20, (1996, May), 16 KB PDF, 2 pages. Discusses the EPA's approach to the 1990 Clean Air Act directing the EPA to study, and regulate if warranted, the contribution of nonroad engines to urban air pollution.
Health Effects
Possible Solutions
General
Controls
- Emission Control Potential for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Mobile Resources (OMS) Environmental Fact Sheet, (1997, May), 10 KB PDF, 2 pages. Discusses diesel engine operation and the effects of engine design and operation.
- National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) Testing Procedures. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Provides contact information for testing procedures or work instructions.
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