Background Coal-fired power plants are a major source of air pollution that can impact
children's health. Limited research has explored if proximity to coal-fired power plants …

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 fly ash consists of inhalable particulate matter with varying concentrations of neurotoxic
metals. Children living near coal-fired power plants with coal fly ash storage facilities may be …

Background: Residential proximity to agricultural pesticide use has been associated with
neural tube defects and autism, but more subtle outcomes such as cognition have not been …

We explored the association between residence in an area polluted with metals and
neurobehavioral performance in children aged 9 to 11. A cross-sectional study was …

** 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 …

Introduction Fly ash is a waste product generated from burning coal for electricity. It is
comprised of spherical particles ranging in size from 0.1 µm to over 100 µm in diameter that …

Although policies to remove lead from gasoline have resulted in a substantial reduction in
airborne lead, multiple industries are known to generate lead that is released in the air. The …

Coal ash, generated from coal combustion, is composed of small particles containing metals
and other elements, such as metalloids. Coal ash is stored in open-air impoundments …

Coal ash, a waste product generated from burning coal, is composed of small particles
comprised of highly toxic elements. Coal ash particles contain heavy metals such as arsenic …