Perilous diesel
What's the most harmful kind of air pollution? It's soot generated by diesel engines found in trucks, buses and ships. Diesel engines are the durable workhorses of transportation, but as they get older, they spew unhealthy soot. They are now challenging community activists and government officials to find creative solutions for at-risk areas like West Oakland, California.
You may view the "Perilous Diesel" story online, as well as find additional links and resources. Also get behind-the-scenes photos for this story in our photo set on flickr.
Gabriela Quirós is a Segment Producer for KQED-TV, and is the producer for this story.
3 Comments
The radio story ended by saying something like "wanna see how much diesel soot you are breathing? Go to kqed.org/quest."
This implies that somewhere there are emissions maps or something similar. Where is this information?
I agree with Brett that the story this a.m. on KQED indicated there was a link to "find out how much diesel soot there is in your neighborhood" but I can't find any such link. Very frustrating! Wher is this link?
Hi folks:
Sorry for the confusion. The link was in the reporter's notes, but is not as clear as it should be. Here is the link, at the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District:
http://gate1.baaqmd.gov/aqmet/aq.aspx