Exposure to diesel exhaust in the trucking industry and possible relationships with lung cancer.
We previously reported that long-term truck drivers and mechanics in the Teamsters Union had higher lung cancer risks than Teamsters outside the trucking industry. We now summarize results from an industrial hygiene survey of current exposures to diesel exhaust in the trucking industry, and relate these to our prior results pertaining to lung cancer risk.
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226.
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D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005648:Fuel Oils / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014186:Transportation
D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D005648:Fuel Oils; D002244:Carbon