What are the health hazards of diesel exhaust inhalation (in a confined structure - i.e., firehouse)?
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Health effects of diesel exhaust of both long and short term exposure include:

Consider these recent findings:

 
 American Heart Association: "Diesel Exhaust Associated with Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in Men"

 

Reuters: "Diesel Fumes Can Affect Your Brain, Scientists Say"


New York Times: "Soot Particles Strongly Tied to Lung Cancer"


EPA Report: "...long-term (i.e., chronic) inhalation exposure is likely to pose a lung cancer hazard to humans..."