2009Jan4: UK researchers have shown that people are twice as likely to die from respiratory disease when heavily exposed to soot emitted from vehicle exhausts (UK Independent).
Reference: UK Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/soot-reduction-could-help-to-stop-global-warming-1224481.html
Image Description: Diesel pumps at a Flying J truck stop. Photo by Robert F. W. Whitlock, 2008Aug05. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flying_J_diesel_pumps.jpg Image Permission: This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.
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