Health symptoms among adults living near a coal-burning power plant

被引：11
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作者：
Zierold, K. M. [1 ,4 ]
Hagemeyer, A. N. [2 ]
Sears, C. G. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Louisville, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, Louisville, KY 40292 USA
[2] Univ Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 USA
[3] Brown Univ, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[4] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Sci, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA
来源：
ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | 2020年 / 75卷 / 05期
关键词：
Air pollution; coal ash; coal burning power plants; gingiva; heavy metal exposure; respiratory; skin; PARTICULATE AIR-POLLUTION; OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE; RACCOONS PROCYON-LOTOR; LONG-TERM EXPOSURE; FLY-ASH; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ARSENIC EXPOSURE; SELF-REPORTS; LUNG-CANCER; FINE;
D O I：
10.1080/19338244.2019.1633992
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Coal ash is a waste product generated when coal is burned for energy. The purpose of this study was to assess health symptoms in adults living near a coal-burning power plant and compare the symptoms to a non-exposed population. A community-based mixed methods study was conducted with four neighborhoods adjacent to a coal-burning power plant. The comparison population was not exposed to coal ash and did not live near a coal-burning power plant. Adults who lived near the coal-burning power plant were significantly more likely to suffer from respiratory (AOR = 5.27, 95% CI = 2.16-12.0), gingiva (AOR = 2.46, 95% CI = 1.46-4.15), and skin symptoms (AOR = 3.37, 95% CI = 2.09-5.43). Results suggest that health symptoms may develop in people living near coal-burning power plants.
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页数：8
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