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Dear EarthTalk: Are my kids breathing in dangerous exhaust fumes by riding the school bus? - Molly Schink, Winnetka, Ill.
More than 24 million children ride the bus to school every day and, as a result, are regularly exposed to harmful diesel exhaust emissions. Major components of diesel exhaust include carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde and tiny soot particles that carry substances called polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.See the full content of this document
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Earth Talk: ; Is Diesel Exhaust Harmful to Kids?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classifies diesel emissions as a "likely carcinogen." Diesel emissions are estimated to be responsi...
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