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Study - USA - Links Diesel Fumes to Illnesses
State air board focuses on the cargo industry -- concentrated around major seaports -- and proposes spending billions to cut emissions
Los Angeles,Cal,USA -LATimes, by Deborah Schoch -Dec 3, 2005: -- Air pollutants generated by California's cargo industry will result in about 750 premature deaths this year and tens of billions of dollars in related healthcare costs over the next 15 years... Diesel-burning ships, trains and trucks tied to the state's explosive international trade industry, concentrated mostly around major seaports such as the Los Angeles-Long Beach complex, are largely responsible for the pollution problem, according to the study by the state Air Resources Board staff... Healthcare costs this year alone linked to transportation emissions are estimated at $6.3 billion and could total $70 billion by 2020... proposes a wide-ranging $3-billion to $6-billion pollution-reduction plan through 2020, including requiring diesel-electric hybrid engines and cleaner-burning fuels...
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