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Despite mounting evidence that diesel exhaust fumes increase the risk of cancer and other diseases, the US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has delayed implementation of a plan to reduce underground diesel emissions in mines.
 
The mining industry has requested a delay on the grounds that scientific studies are not complete, and on the grounds of cost concerns; the miners' union, United Steelworkers, is pressing for prompt implementation.

Another possible threat for miners: diesel exhaust

USA Today - 4/3/2006 9:55 PM

Some years ago, salt miner Curtis Layman went to the doctor for a checkup prior to a hernia operation. The exam revealed that Layman's lungs were in terrible shape, prompting the doctor to deliver a stern warning: Quit smoking.
 
Layman explained that he didn't smoke. He had, however, worked for decades at the Morton Salt mine in Fairport, Ohio, inhaling exhaust from diesel-powered machines. "They said my lungs were black," says the 66-year-old Layman, now retired. "It kin
 
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