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High-traffic roadways are associated with a higher risk of exposure to TRAP
Children are particularly vulnerable to TRAP, especially diesel exhaust.
48% of schools in Canada are located within 200m of a high-traffic roadway.
2.2 million Canadian children travel on school buses every day — 70% of these buses are diesel fueled.
What’s so bad about diesel exhaust?
The primary components of diesel particulate matter include elemental carbon, organic compounds including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), sulfate, nitrate and many other trace metals.
Most diesel exhaust particles are tiny enough to be inhaled deep into the lungs.
Health Canada estimates that each year, on-road diesel emissions are responsible for:
- 490,000 restricted activity days
- 880,000 acute respiratory symptom days
- 62,000 asthma symptom days
- 1,500 childhood bronchitis episodes
Exposure to diesel exhaust has been linked to serious health issues
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