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Hazardous levels of diesel exhaust can be found in
occupations ranging from mining to driving diesel fueled trucks or forklifts. In
addition to occupational exposure, the wide use of diesel engines in
transportation provides significant opportunity for environmental exposure to
these emissions. Control technology could significantly limit many diesel
exhaust exposures, although additional information and research are needed on
the methods to monitor diesel particulates and determine the level of risk such
particulates cause. The following references will help in recognizing and
controlling diesel exhaust hazards.
Potential Hazards
Characteristics and Properties
Hazard Recognition
- Nonroad Engines and Air Pollution.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Mobile Resources (OMS) Fact
Sheet 20, (1996, May), 16 KB
PDF,
2 pages. Discusses the EPA's approach to the 1990 Clean Air Act directing the EPA to study, and regulate if
warranted, the contribution of nonroad engines to urban air pollution.
Health Effects
Possible Solutions
General
Controls
- Emission Control Potential for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Mobile Resources (OMS) Fact
Sheet, (1997, May), 10 KB PDF,
2 pages. Discusses diesel engine operation and the effects of engine design and operation.
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National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) Testing Procedures. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Lists
test procedures relating to diesel engine emissions. The following documents are
directed toward engine testing, not occupational exposure:
- Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Startup Procedure. NVFEL Reference Number 752C, (1995, November), 38 KB
PDF, 18 pages.
- Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Break-in Procedure. NVFEL
Reference Number 753C, (1995, November), 25 KB
PDF, 12 pages.
- Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Setup Procedure. NVFEL
Reference Number 751D, (1995, November), 42 KB
PDF, 20 pages.
- Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Mapping Procedure. NVFEL
Reference Number 754C, (1995, November), 30 KB
PDF, 15 pages.
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