US study of miners links heavy exposure to diesel exhaust to increased risk of lung cancer death; researchers suggest implications for urban areas with high exhaust concentrations
Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2012
The facilities were located in Missouri (1 limestone mine), New Mexico (3 potash mines), Ohio (1 salt mine), and Wyoming (3 trona mines, which process an ore used in soda ash). The investigators selected underground mines for their study setting because the heavy equipment used in these mines frequently runs on diesel fuel.
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