Epidemiological studies have demonstrated an association between different levels of air
pollution and various health outcomes including mortality, exacerbation of asthma, chronic
bronchitis, respiratory tract infections, ischaemic heart disease and stroke. Of the motor
vehicle generated air pollutants, diesel exhaust particles account for a highly significant
percentage of the particles emitted in many towns and cities. This review is therefore
focused on the health effects of diesel exhaust, and especially the particular matter …

This report" Health Effects of Diesel Exhaust Emissions" has been partly made up with the
help of support from the Nordic Council of Ministers through the steering group for Nordic
cooperation on motor vehicle exhaust emissions. The report contains a survey of the
literature on health effects of diesel exhaust emissions. The authors of the report are Per
Camner, Göran Pershagen, Ulf Ahlborg, Siv Ljungqvist and Katarina Victorin, of the National
Institute of Environmental Medicine.