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Study Finds * USA - California decline in cancer risk but diesel still a big contributor
Scientists say cancer risk is more than double for 2,900 per million for those who live around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where diesel use is significantDiamond Bar,CAL,USA -The AP/ The Trucker, by NOAKI SCHWARTZ -8 Jan 2008: -- A study released Friday found the cancer risk from air pollution in Southern California is down 15 percent, but the good news was tempered by the reality that the region still has some of the dirtiest air in the country... Scientists estimate that about 1,200 of every one million people in the region will get cancer linked to the dirty air if they live about 70 years. Health experts consider an acceptable level to be 10 cases for every one million people... The study said the risk more than doubled to 2,900 per million for those who live around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where diesel use is significant... Diesel exhaust alone accounts for 84 percent of the region's cancer risk, the study said...
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