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IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans

VOLUME 105: DIESEL AND GASOLINE ENGINE EXHAUSTS AND

SOME NITROARENES

Lyon, France: 5-12 June 2012

Dr Christopher Wild, IARC Director, answers a few questions on the IARC Monographs Meeting, Volume 105.

What kind of engine exhausts did you study?

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Which carcinogenic substances were identified?

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How do these carcinogenic substances affect the human body?

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Can diesel affect other organs than lung?

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Is it only occupationally exposed people that are at risk?

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Should this evaluation lead to tighter controls on diesel exhaust?

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Is there anything that can be done now to protect people?

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Are the new diesel engines so clean that the findings from this Monograph meeting are no longer relevant to today´s situation?

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