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Decision Makers,

The relationship between polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon bearing
diesel soot has been known for decades.  Please bite the bullet and
install rigorous regulations to control these harmful emissions. 
Yes the industry will resist.  Yes it will increase their cost but
if not enacted others will pay a much greater distributed cost
through health care and a broad range of other impacts.  Please
visit the University of La Verne sometime and I would be delighted
to show you the accumulation of this soot in our ventilation
systems, computers, and analytical instrumentation.  We pay the
cost that the truckers, buses, trains etc. are "saving" without
regulation many times over.  

I am serious.  Please visit.  Look at the crap on the cooling fans
and think about what is accumulating in your lungs.  Then lets look
at the results of exposure to the aromatic compounds and other
agents associated with this soot on disease rates.  Let me be
clear.  Know that if you do not enact rigorous regulation to
control this you will be responsible for significant morbidity and
mortality in addition to the equipment degradation and other
issues.  If I can be of assistance in your deliberations please do
not hesitate to contact me.