diesel fumes
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdieselandfumes
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diesel
noun
uk/ˈdiː.zəl/us/ˈdiː.zəl/
a type of heavy oil used ...
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fumes
noun[plural]
uk/fjuːmz/us/fjuːmz/
strong, unpleasant, and sometimes dangerous gas ...
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(Definition ofdieselandfumesfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A number of studies have been carried out on the possible hazards to health of diesel fumes in confined situations.
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This doctor is convinced that diesel fumes are a substantial cause of lung cancer.
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There is another vital health aspect, and that concerns the effects of diesel fumes both from tractors and in enclosed spaces.
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This would cut down diesel fumes and at the same time produce a fast and efficient passenger and freight service.
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I have no evidence that diesel fumes cause illness.
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I am advised that there is nothing at present to suggest that diesel fumes are endangering health.
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Should not the public loss in the discharge of diesel fumes and accidents and other things be a grave factor on the other side?
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Indeed, it is not only they who are sufferers from diesel fumes.
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What enables him to say that there is no evidence that diesel fumes produce cancer or other diseases?
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They were not done by taking ordinary diesel fumes one or two feet from the point of emission.
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As a result, very few of them emit diesel fumes.
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There have been many references recently to diesel fumes.
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I accept that there is a link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer but not between lung cancer and diesel fumes.
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That is four lorries a minute, each carrying 10 tons, and each pouring out diesel fumes up the hill over which they go.
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Before we go down that route, there must be far more evidence that there are no risks to health from diesel fumes.
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From a medical standpoint, we should not give the impression that diesel fumes are a very grave cancer danger.
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The emission of these diesel fumes causes frustration and irritation to motorists, particularly those who drive for their livelihood.
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When is action really to be taken against excessive diesel fumes from vehicles?
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