Uncontrolled release of pollutants from burning coal beds and waste banks presents
potential environmental and human health hazards. On a global scale, the emissions of …

Coal is one of the major energy resources in China, accounting for approximately 70% of
primary energy consumption. Many environmental problems and human health risks arise …

Coal will be a dominant energy source in both developed and developing countries for at
least the first half of the 21st century. Environmental problems associated with coal, before …

Abstract In the United States, coal consumption in the last 12 years has declined from
1,045,140 million short tons in 2007 to 539,420 million short tons in 2019, a decrease of …

Each year China burns as much coal as the rest of the world. The coal use results in many
benefits such as electricity, industrial heat, coke for steel manufacturing, and many valuable …

Domestic coal combustion has had profound adverse effects on the health of millions of
people worldwide. In China alone several hundred million people commonly burn raw coal …

Attempts to secure more energy, food, and infrastructure leave a trail of environmental
contamination and human health hazards. Coal is a fossil fuel and nonrenewable energy …

Due to its high energy generation potential, coal is widely used in power generation in
different countries. Although, the presence of carbon, hydrogen and sulfur in coal facilitates …

Coal mining in China is continually increasing, and the associated emitted coal mine dust is
of growing environmental and occupational concern. In this study, deposited coal mine dust …

This article reviews evidence for the public health impacts of coal across the extraction,
processing, use, and waste disposal continuum. Surface coal mining and processing …