Another win for emissions standards updates!
After a meeting of international experts last week, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (part of the World Health Organization) has classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans.
This is after nearly 25 years since the last statement, when the IARC classified diesel exhaust as probably carcinogenic to humans in 1988. The decision was based on evidence proving that exposure to the exhaust is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer.
Exposed workers have the most risk. Those include railway workers, truck drivers, and mechanics, but the general public should also be concerned to a lesser extent.
The IARC has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans, based on an increased risk of glioma, a type of malignant cancer of the brain associated with the use of wireless phones. Dr. Jonathan Samet of the University of Southern California and Chairman of the Working Group, said, "the data, which continue to accumulate, are sufficient to conclude... that it could be a risk, and should therefore closely monitor the possible link between cell phones and cancer risk." According to IARC Director Christopher Wild, "until such information is available, it is important to take practical measures to reduce exposure, such as using hands-free kits or text messages."
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