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 …

Access to electricity has a positive effect on the health and well-being of people worldwide.
However, the use of coal to generate energy has negative health consequences. There is …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Aim: Coal fly ash (CFA) is a significant contributor to ambient air pollution in India and China,
but regulations require its trapping and sequestering in Western nations. Members of the …

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 …

Coal is one of the most important sources of energy. Its worldwide use will continue to
expand during the next several decades, particularly in rapidly developing countries such as …

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 …