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Health - Canada - Border guards concerned over diesel exhaust exposure
The union for Canada's border guards says seven female officers working at the Ambassador have got cancerOTTAWA,BC,Canada -Today's Trucking/Ottawa Citizen -10 July 2006: -- The union representing Canada's border officers is launching an investigation to find out if gas and diesel emissions from idling cars and trucks lined up at crossings is affecting officers' health... According to a recent story, Customs officers working at border crossings want to know if prolonged exposure to petroleum emissions could contribute to illnesses such as respiratory diseases or cancer... Prolonged exposure to diesel exhaust, which is arguably a cause of cancer, is a particular concern for officers who work near transport trucks that queue up In their approach to Canada-U.S. border crossings...
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