Diesel Exhaust and Asthma

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University. College of Human Medicine
• Description:
  Diesel exhaust is a mixture of particulates and gas. An estimated 1.4 million workers in the construction, mining, railroad, and transportation industries are exposed to diesel exhaust. Transportation industry workers include drivers, mechanics, and those in the merchant marine. Other potentially exposed workers are firefighters, traffic officers, tollbooth workers and garage attendants. There are a large number of studies, both in animals and humans, on the health effects of diesel exhaust. These include measurement of inflammatory cells and cytokine production after diesel exposure. Adverse effects have also been identified in animal studies in offspring after prenatal exposure to diesel exhaust. Aggravation of asthma in the general population has been associated with exposure to increased traffic, including diesel vehicles. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Lung Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  Chronic Exposure Diesel Exhaust Lung Disease Respiratory Diseases Surveillance Transportation Industry
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066646
• Citation:
  Project S.E.N.S.O.R. News 2019 May; 30(3):1-4
• Contact Point Address:
  MSU-CHM, West Fee Hall, 909 Fee Road, Room 117, East Lansing, MI 48824-1316
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Project S.E.N.S.O.R. News
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230938/cdc_230938_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 176.70 KB ]