Poster on health effects of diesel exhaust explains the risk of cancer and respiratory diseases
- Short-term effects
- Long-term effects
- Signs of exposure
- Regulations and statistics
Effective September 1, 2023, the new exposure limit will be a time-weighted average exposure to elemental carbon of not more than 0.12 milligrams per cubic metre of air, instead of 0.4 milligrams per cubic metre of air based on total carbon.