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rhiannon55

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7. My parents managed a gas station for years.

Reply to NoGOPZone (Original post)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 12:11 AM

Jun 2012

My dad died from lymphoma in 1994. My non-smoker mom is now dying from her second round of lung cancer. We always wondered about the fumes at that station.

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WHO's cancer agency: Diesel fumes cause cancer [View all] NoGOPZone Jun 2012 OP

Is this really a new revelation? tawadi Jun 2012 #1

The change in carcinogenic status is new. nt patrice Jun 2012 #2

Original 1988 report here dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #9

No diesel fumes are a bed of roses, but... mike dub Jun 2012 #3

It's a bigger problem in Europe where you find many more diesel autos Major Nikon Jun 2012 #6

I would doubt that dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #8

Most(if not all) diesel cars in the US are made in Europe or Japan Major Nikon Jun 2012 #10

I hadn't realised our small stuff was sold in the US dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #11

There isn't much of one Major Nikon Jun 2012 #12

if you can call what they make a car ? dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #13

I'm not trying to disparage Jeep Major Nikon Jun 2012 #14

Not here they don't dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #15

I live less than half a mile from the 101 freeway, and have been within a mile of it for over 20 kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #4

Great, we can just send poorly running diesel vehicles to countries that 2on2u Jun 2012 #5

My parents managed a gas station for years. rhiannon55 Jun 2012 #7

I've often wondered if smoking was blamed in place of other causes of cancer. yardwork Jun 2012 #17

Contents of Diesel exhaust is a moving target One_Life_To_Give Jun 2012 #16