Respiratory diseases, racial disparities, and residential proximity to coal power plants in Wisconsin, USA: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Michael Hii, BS (Author), Kirsten Beyer, PhD (Author), Sima Namin, PhD (Author), Kristen Malecki, PhD (Author), Amy Schultz, PhD (Author), Caitlin Rublee, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The burning of fossil fuels, including coal, is the primary source of greenhouse gas emissions driving anthropogenic climate change and its associated health harms: heat-related illnesses, arboviral diseases, trauma from extreme weather events, allergies, and chronic disease exacerbation...