Lean diesel technology and human health: a case study in six Brazilian metropolitan regions

OBJECTIVE: Due to their toxicity, diesel emissions have been submitted to progressively more restrictive regulations in developed countries. However, in Brazil, the implementation of the Cleaner Diesel Technologies policy (Euro IV standards for vehicles produced in 2009 and low-sulfur diesel with 50...

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Main Authors: Paulo Afonso de André, Mariana Matera Veras, Simone Georges El Khouri Miraglia, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000600015