Inhalation toxicology
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Inhalation toxicology · Jan 2007
ReviewU.S. EPA health assessment for diesel engine exhaust: a review.
In 2002 the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a Health assessment Document for Diesel Engine Exhaust. ⋯ The assessment conclusions are based on studies that used exposures from engines built prior to the mid 1990s. More recent engines without high-efficiency particle traps would be expected to have exhaust emissions with similar characteristics. With additional cancer epidemiology studies expected in 2007-2008, and a growing body of evidence for allergenicity and cardiovascular effects, future health assessments will have an expanded health effects data base to evaluate.