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Re: Mostly OT - And your point is?
Author: Carol L Voss
Date: 03-29-2018 - 09:19

BOB2 Wrote:
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> Yes, diesel and fuel oil emissions, coming from
> all uses, not just locomotives, actually do
> contain small amounts of known carcinogens. And,
> breathing in large amounts of diesel particulates
> is associated with developing emphysema. In my
> career, I've known a thankfully small number of
> rails who've developed emphysema and lung cancers.
> But, as you rightly noted, this is completely OT
> (it's about food mostly, or did you actually read
> it?) and has nothing whatsoever to do with trains
> at all. So what's your point exactly?

Last week there was a Prop 65 ad run in our local Monterey Herald by the UP, BNSF, Amtrak and Caltrain warning of diesel emissions near facilities and showing a map with Roseville, Stockton, Oakland etc. I had never seen such an ad by the railroads before.
C

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Mostly OT - New Proposition 65 Warnings J 03-29-2018 - 04:37
  Re: Mostly OT - And your point is? BOB2 03-29-2018 - 07:17
  Re: Mostly OT - And your point is? Carol L Voss 03-29-2018 - 09:19
  Re: Carol. is On Topic, but EGBOK..... BOB2 03-29-2018 - 10:06
  Re: Carol. is On Topic, but EGBOK..... Carol L Voss 03-29-2018 - 11:32
  Re: Carol. is On Topic—- but what is EGBOK ? Carol L Voss 03-29-2018 - 16:02
  Re: EGBOK -everything's gonna be okay.......and Nussel you're right. BOB2 03-29-2018 - 16:47
  Re: EGBOK -everything's gonna be okay.......and Nussel you're right. Nussel Snouts 03-29-2018 - 23:38
  Re: EGBOK -everything's gonna be okay.......and Nussel you're right. Ed Workman 03-30-2018 - 07:30
  Re: Mostly OT - New Proposition 65 Warnings Nussel Snouts 03-29-2018 - 14:23
  Re: Mostly OT - New Proposition 65 Warnings Tony Johnson 03-29-2018 - 17:34
  Re: Mostly OT - New Proposition 65 Warnings Nudge 03-29-2018 - 18:58


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