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Report Conclude Diesel Exhaust Causes Lung Cancer
Diesel particulates cause lung cancer and increase the risk of bladder cancer, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
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Diesel particulates cause lung cancer and increase the risk of bladder cancer, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The agency, part of the World Health Organization, also reiterates that gasoline fumes are "possibly carcinogenic."
An IARC working group, which bases its conclusions on a review of existing research, calls the evidence "compelling." Its report updates a 1988 review that described diesel particulates as "probably carcinogenic."
The agency offers no guidance on acceptable emission levels. The Washington, D.C.-based Diesel Technology Forum tells Bloomberg News that IARC's assessment of previous studies may include research on previous-generation diesels. The trade group points out that particulate emissions from diesels has been cut 98% in the past 10 years.
IARC acknowledges that more research is needed to determine the impact of today's "clean" diesels on human health.
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