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By George Crisp and Graeme McLeay, published 19/7/2017It has become increasingly clear that diesel engines are more harmful as they produce far more fine particulate matter than their petrol counterparts.
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Posted by Dr George, Thursday, 27 July 2017 7:05:27 PM
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There have been hundreds of papers and studies confirming the link between PM2.5 and illness - including heart disease, respiratory disease and lung cancer - there is really no doubt that PM 2.5 exposure is related to mortality in a dose dependent way.
Here's a reference to the American Heart Association on the matter http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/121/21/2331