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Over the past few decades, volunteers, one at a time, have entered a small chamber in a lab at the University of North Carolina and either pedaled on a stationary bike or sat quietly while components of diesel exhaust or smoke from burning wood were pumped into the room.
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Linda Carroll, TIME, 30 May 2024
The authors also noted that coal miners were exposed to other carcinogens such as asbestos, diesel exhaust, radon, and silica.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
Both of these pollutants are formed from chemicals in diesel exhaust and are harmful to human health.
—Johnathan Williams, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
The setup can generate up to 100kW, with the engines and diesel generators turned off.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
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Linda Carroll, TIME, 30 May 2024
The authors also noted that coal miners were exposed to other carcinogens such as asbestos, diesel exhaust, radon, and silica.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
Both of these pollutants are formed from chemicals in diesel exhaust and are harmful to human health.
—Johnathan Williams, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
The setup can generate up to 100kW, with the engines and diesel generators turned off.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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diesel
noun
die·sel
ˈdē-zəl 
-səl
1
2
: a vehicle (as a truck or train) driven by a diesel engine
3
: a fuel designed for use in diesel engines
Etymology
named for Rudolf Diesel 1858–1913 German engineer
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