A global perspective on coal-fired power plants and burden of lung cancer

• Main Authors: Cheng-Kuan Lin (Author), Ro-Ting Lin (Author), Tom Chen (Author), Corwin Zigler (Author), Yaguang Wei (Author), David C. Christiani (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Exposure to ambient particulate matter generated from coal-fired power plants induces long-term health consequences. However, epidemiologic studies have not yet focused on attributing these health burdens specifically to energy consumption, impeding targeted intervention policies...