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Clean Air Nonroad Diesel Rule - Facts & Figures
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EPA420-F-04-037, May 2004
| Facts | Figures |
|---|---|
| Air Pollution from Nonroad Diesel Engines (Inventory) | |
| Percentage of mobile source diesel PM from nonroad diesels | 47% |
| Percentage of mobile source NOx from nonroad diesels | 25% |
| Population Affected | |
| Number of people living in counties violating air quality standards for PM2.5 | 65 million |
| Number of people living in nonattainment areas for 8-hr ozone | 159 million |
| Industry Characterization | |
| Number of pieces of nonroad diesel equipment covered by this rule sold in the United States per year | over 650,000 |
| Number of pieces of nonroad diesel equipment in categories covered by this rule currently in use | about 6 million |
| Number of nonroad diesel engine manufacturers affected by this rule (worldwide) | about 50 |
| Number of refiners expected to produce low sulfur nonroad/locomotive/marine diesel fuel beginning in 2007 | 63 |
| Environmental Benefits When the Fleet of Older Nonroad Engines Has Fully Turned Over by 2030 | |
| Annual reductions of Fine PM (PM2.5) | 129,000 tons |
| Number of highway diesel trucks equivalent to 129,000 tons of PM reduced annually | 2.4 million |
| Annual reductions of NOx | 738,000 tons |
| Number of highway diesel trucks equivalent to 738,000 tons of NOx reduced annually | 700,000 |
| Number of MY 2003 cars equivalent to the NOx reduction from a single typical bulldozer | 25 |
| Public Health Benefits When the fleet of older nonroad engines has fully turned over by 2030, this rule will annually prevent: | |
| Premature deaths | 12,000 |
| Hospitalizations | 8,900 |
| Heart attacks | 15,000 |
| Children = s asthma-related emergency room visits | 6,000 |
| Cases of respiratory problems in children | 280,000 |
| Work days lost | 1 million |
| Cases of asthma symptoms in children | 200,000 |
| Days that adults have to restrict activity because of their respiratory systems | 5.8 million |
| Annual Costs and Benefits When the Fleet of Older Nonroad Engines Has Fully Turned Over by 2030 | |
|
Overall fuel cost increase -- Equivalent fuel cost
savings from reduced equipment maintenance costs (due
to low sulfur diesel fuel) Net fuel cost increase |
7 cents/gallon -- 3 cents/gallon ------------------ 4 cents/gallon |
| Equipment cost increase as fraction of total equipment price (for most mobile equipment categories) | 1-3 percent |
| Annual cost of program | $2 billion |
| Annual monetary value of benefits | $80 billion |
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