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CHE Asthma Call: Diesel, ‘Alternatives,’ and Our Health

Listen to the audio recording of this call (MP3 Format) 

“Diesel, ‘Alternatives,’ and Our Health”
Monday, December 10th
10am PST/1pm EST

 
This call was a discussion with participants on the topic of diesel, the new “alternatives,” and the impacts on our health. The moderator of this hour-long call was Christine Cordero, Community Health Program Coordinator, Center for Environmental Health.
 
Key Respondents:
Dr. Donald Lucas, Staff Scientist, Environmental Energy Technologies Division of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Celeste Monforton, MPH, Research Associate, George Washington University’s School of Public Health and Health Services

Background Information / Resources

Relation between Lung Cancer Mortality and Driver Licenses Issued in United States of America, from the NCHC public use file and the US Department of Transportation.

Auto Emissions Killing Thousands, by Julio Goday, Common Dreams News Center, June 3, 2004.

Auto emissions which can cause lung cancer, from The Alliance For A Clean Environment.

Biodiesel and diesel chemicals in comparison, from Canadian CHE Partner Leo Petrilli (PDF Format)

 

 

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