Buchanan Susan, Burt Erica, Orris Peter
University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, 835 S. Wolcott, Suite E-144, MC 684, Chicago, Illinois, 60612, USA.
J Public Health Policy. 2014 Aug;35(3):266-77. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2014.16. Epub 2014 May 15.
While access to electricity affects health positively, combustion of coal in power plants causes well-documented adverse health effects. We review respiratory, cardiovascular, reproductive, and neurologic health outcomes associated with exposure to coal-fired power plant emissions. We also discuss population-level health effects of coal combustion and its role in climate change. Our review of scientific studies suggests that those we present here can be used to inform energy policy.
虽然获得电力对健康有积极影响，但发电厂燃烧煤炭会造成有充分记录的不良健康影响。我们综述了与接触燃煤电厂排放物相关的呼吸、心血管、生殖和神经健康结果。我们还讨论了煤炭燃烧对人群健康的影响及其在气候变化中的作用。我们对科学研究的综述表明，我们在此呈现的研究结果可用于为能源政策提供参考。
