The silent epidemic : coal and the hidden threat to health / Alan H. Lockwood.

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Main Author: Lockwood, Alan H.
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:
Coal > Environmental aspects.
Pollution > Health aspects.
Physical Description:xi, 229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Coal
  • The pollutants
  • From mine to ash
  • Mitigation of pollutants from burning coal
  • Pathophysiology: how pollution damages cells and tissues
  • Diseases of the respiratory system
  • Diseases of the cardiovascular system
  • Diseases of the nervous system
  • Health effects on the horizon
  • Coal, global warming, and health
  • Energy and health care economics
  • Policy implications.