While access to electricity affects health positively, combustion of coal in power plants
causes well-documented adverse health effects. We review respiratory, cardiovascular …

Coal has contributed enormously to the advance of civilization by providing an abundant,
inexpensive, and convenient source of energy. Concurrent with its contributions, coal has …

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 …

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 …

** BACKGROUND** In North Carolina, coal-burning power plants remain the major source
of electrical production. Coal burning generates coal ash that is stored in landfills and slurry …

Coal-based energy production is the most utilized method of electricity production worldwide
and releases the highest concentration of gaseous, particulate, and metallic pollutants. This …

Coal ash, the byproduct of burning coal made up of small particles, including heavy metals
and radioactive elements, is discarded in open-air landfills where it can be emitted into the …

Environmental Implications of Expanded Coal Utilization focuses on the increasing
consideration of coal as an alternative source of energy. This book comes as an answer to …

Coal-based energy production is the most utilized method of electricity production worldwide
and releases the highest concentration of gaseous, particulate, and metallic pollutants …

Residential coal consumption has decreased significantly since 1990 in most developed
and developing countries, due to fuel switching. However, there are still countries with a …