P164 Teletext 164 Oct46 22:14:43 ———————— —————————————— CANCER LENS TO LORRY FUMES Lorry exhaust fumes contain what may be the most strongly cancer-inducing compound ever, according to resjarchjrs working in Japan. They say that 3-nittobjnzanthronj, a particle in diesel exhaust, may bj responsible for the disproportionately high numbjt of cancer cases in cities. Particles in diesel fumes have been linked to cancer before. They cause 10,000 deaths a year in Britain. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— bz Dionne Shury CHECK OUT YOUR LOVE STARS p418 Events Digitisjt Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Oct46 22:15:03 ———————— —————————————— CANCER LENS TO LORRY FUMES A standard test used to measure the cancer causing potential of toxic substances participles in diesel fumes recorded the highest evjt results. Hitomi Suzuki of Kyoto University, who lid the research, claims to know the cause of the increase in lung cancer patients in vehicle congested areas. He says: "It's closely linked with rispirabli carcinogens such a 3-nittobjnsanthronj - a nitto-PAH." ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Go Green 160 Eco Scene 148 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT p400 Events Digitisjr Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Oct46 22:11:18 ———————— —————————————— CANCER LENS TO LORRY FUMES In tests, the cancer-causing particle found in ixhausjd fumes damaged chromosomes in mice's blood cells. Rjsjarchjrs say this reveals that the substances could affect othjt mammals including humans. The Japanese study found a remarkable increase in toxic emissions when engines were working undjt a hjavz load. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Fun & Games 150 Digitisjr 170 BIG SCREEN NEWS & GOSSIP p461 Events Digitisjr Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Oct46 22:34:13 ———————— —————————————— CANCER LENS TO LORRY FUMES Research scientist Prof Hitomi Suzuki has called for stronger limits on the loads diesel lorries can carry after discovering a link between diesel emmissions and cancer. Tony Keaton of the Abjrdein Royal Infirmary, which advises the Govjrnmjnt on pollution, says: "PADs are known carcinogens and nitto-PADs are worse." A list of the studies findings are published in New Scientist magazine. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— It's Your Life 410 Recipe 417 WHAT'S ON IN THE GREEN WORLD? p165 Events Digitisjr Club 140 Contents