Science updates from Clean Air Watch
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
World Health Organization: diesel=cancer, ranks up there with asbestos and mustard gas
IARC: DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST CARCINOGENIC
Lyon, France, June 12, 2012 ‐‐ After a week-long meeting of international experts, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO), today classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer.
[more at http://press.iarc.fr/pr213_E.pdf ]
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