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Leukemia and lymphoma are the two most common forms of hematologic malignancies and their etiologies are largely unknown (Ferlay et al., 2021). Established risk factors account for only a small proportion of the overall incidence (Rodriguez-Abreu et al., 2007). Lymphoma, with an incidence rate of 2–3 cases per 100,000 persons per year and a slight male predominance, is one of the most common malignancies in the western world (Ferlay et al., 2021).

Health studies have revealed the association of untreated diesel exhaust with short-term and long-term adverse health effects in humans.(1) Due to that, the collective efforts of scientists together with the solutions achieved in technology development and policies to diminish the emissions have brought significant improvements to exhaust emission control.