04674oam 2200673Ka 450 991078554720332120190503073405.01-283-57460-897866138870540-262-30541-09786613887054(CKB)2670000000237001(EBL)3339486(SSID)ssj0000711827(PQKBManifestationID)12304717(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711827(PQKBWorkID)10721804(PQKB)10258064(MiAaPQ)EBC3339486(OCoLC)809043360(OCoLC)808609530(OCoLC)809409524(OCoLC)817809895(OCoLC)819504876(OCoLC)961604586(OCoLC)962611408(OCoLC)966216297(OCoLC)988510104(OCoLC)992078325(OCoLC)1037912157(OCoLC)1038648015(OCoLC)1045547281(OCoLC)1055403817(OCoLC)1058962251(OCoLC)1065934997(OCoLC)1081205996(OCoLC-P)809043360(MaCbMITP)8933(Au-PeEL)EBL3339486(CaPaEBR)ebr10595607(CaONFJC)MIL388705(OCoLC)809043360(EXLCZ)99267000000023700120120904d2012 uy 0engurcnu---unuuutxtccrThe silent epidemic coal and the hidden threat to health /Alan H. LockwoodCambridge, Mass. The MIT Press©20121 online resource (242 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-262-52609-3 0-262-01789-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Linking Coal and Health; Clean Coal; Advice to Readers; References; Chapter 2. Coal; References; Chapter 3. The Pollutants; Overview of Exposure to Hazardous Air Pollutants; Hazardous Air Pollutants and the Clean Air Act; Mercury; References; Chapter 4. From Mine to Ash; Mining Coal; Washing Coal; Transporting Coal; Burning Coal; Disposing of Waste; References; Chapter 5. Mitigation of Pollutants from Burning Coal; Pollutants Other Than Carbon Dioxide; Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage; ReferencesChapter 6. Pathophysiology: How Pollution Damages Cells and Tissues The Central Role of the Lung; Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Stress; Air Pollutants and the Central Nervous System; Resistance to Oxidative Stress; Ozone, and Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur; Mercury; References; Chapter 7. Basic Health Considerations; Lessons from Evidence-Based Medicine; Effects of Pollutants on General Health; The Bottom Line; References; Chapter 8. Diseases of the Respiratory System; Asthma; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema; Cancer of the Lung and BronchusCoal Workers ' Pneumoconiosis or Black Lung Disease Summary; References; Chapter 9. Diseases of the Cardiovascular System; Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease; Controlled Studies of Humans and Animals; Summary; References; Chapter 10. Diseases of the Nervous System; The Brain and Pollution; Cerebral Vascular Disease; Effects of Mercury; Summary; References; Chapter 11. Health Effects on the Horizon; Particulates and Neurodegenerative Disease; Air Pollution and Diabetes Mellitus; Are Diabetes and Alzheimer ' s Disease Linked?; References; Chapter 12. Coal, Global Warming, and HealthThe Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming Global Warming and Health; Effects on Agriculture and the Food Supply; Coastal Flooding; Global Warming and Air Quality; Science, Perception, and Global Warming; References; Chapter 13. Energy and Health Care Economics; Estimating Health Impacts; Specific Cost - Benefit Analyses; Do It Yourself Cost Analysis; What's Not Here; Conclusions; References; Chapter 14. Policy Implications; Rulemaking - Agency Actions; Rulemaking - Legal Actions; The Clean Air Act and Air Quality Standards; The Role of Physicians; Policy Objectives; Final Thoughts; ReferencesGlossaryIndexWhy our dependence on coal-produced energy is bad for our health: a physician maps the connections of burning coal to death and disease.CoalEnvironmental aspectsPollutionHealth aspectsENVIRONMENT/GeneralCoalEnvironmental aspects.PollutionHealth aspects.363.17/9Lockwood Alan H1505498OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910785547203321The silent epidemic3735080UNINA