So why can't diesels throw a giant vacuum cleaner bag over the end of their exhaust to capture the larger particulates and empty it every night?
-Kyle On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > That's great, Allen, but can you point to similar studies on the nanofine > and ultrafine particulates emitted unregulated by gasoline engines? > > I haven't found any; until the effects of those more persistent > particulates are studied in a health context, pinning the blame solely on > one or the other is pointless fuel partisanship. > > Medical studies unrelated to exhaust emissions have shown finer > particulates to be both more persistent in tissues and more carcinogenic > once there. Additionally they are less likely to be filtered out by the > nasal cavity and mucus membranes. > > Having established that, I feel that an intensive study, like those done on > diesel engines, is warranted. > > Kurt > > On Oct 6, 2011 12:56 PM, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Kurt, that soot is more dangerous than you might think. I always thought it > was mostly carbon. > > > The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) combined NATA data with the diesel cancer > risk factor developed by the California Air Resources Board and found it to > be three times greater than the risks of all air toxics tracked by EPA > combined. > > The Boston-based nonprofit also found that the average lifetime cancer risk > from diesel exhaust to be 159 times greater than EPA's acceptable one cancer > in a million standard for air toxics. > > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> > Allen: the good thing about that particular pollution is that it quickly >> settles out of the air.... >> >> >> >> >> >> On Oct 6, 2011 10:24 AM, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Personally I agr... >> >> -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lo... >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycl... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
