Safety & Health Concerns

 
  • Air Pollution and Public Health.  The entire state of New Jersey fails to meet new federal smog standards, and most of the state also fails new standards for fine particulate matter.  Trucks are major contributors to the state's air pollution.  Diesel exhaust contains both toxic emissions and pollutants, and has been found to worsen or even cause respiratory diseases, exacerbate cardiovascular disease, and in extreme cases, lead to premature death.  High cancer rates along major truck routes have been linked to carcinogens found in diesel exhaust.  As truck traffic grows, air pollution and related public health impact will likely worsen. 
  • A Clinton Twp. resident documented the diesel pollutants accumulated at her home which is situated next to Route 78.  See side bar link.
  • Read the attached link entitled:

       Living Near Highways Can Stunt Lungs

          01/25/07
          Major traffic exposure could result in lifetime deficits in lung           function, a USC study of Southern California children finds.
          By Jennifer Chan
  
 
 

  •  THE DIRTY TRUTH ABOUT BIG TRUCKS
    (AND WHY THEY SHOULD BE CLEANED UP) by the Clean Air Trust.. 
            http://www.cleanairtrust.org/trucks.dirtytruth.html 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1Michelle Ernst. The Trucks Are Coming; Tri-State Tranpsortation Campaign.

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