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EPA Awards Grant To Study Oakland Diesel Emissions

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Mar 26, 2009 9:03 am US/Pacific

EPA Awards Grant To Study Oakland Diesel Emissions

 Environment & The Green Beat

OAKLAND (BCN) ― The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Oakland-based group Communities for a Better Environment a $20,000 grant to study diesel emission impacts in Oakland's Hegenberger Corridor.

Nationally, EPA is awarding 40 grants, each totaling $20,000, in 28 states to community-based organizations and local and tribal governments working to address public health issues.

In Oakland, Communities for a Better Environment will be recruiting members of the community to compile data on the number of trucks traveling though the area.

They will then analyze the data to determine the amount of so-called mobile source pollution residents are exposed to, according to EPA.

According to the California Air Resources Board and the American Lung Association, small particle pollution from diesel fuel emissions has been shown to cause serious health problems, particularly for young children.

It has been linked to increased hospitalizations for people with asthma and heart and lung disease and may cause lung cancer.

Diesel emissions also contain nitrogen oxide, a precursor to smog.

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