LEADER 04674oam 2200673Ka 450 001 9910785547203321 005 20190503073405.0 010 $a1-283-57460-8 010 $a9786613887054 010 $a0-262-30541-0 024 8 $a9786613887054 035 $a(CKB)2670000000237001 035 $a(EBL)3339486 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000711827 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12304717 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711827 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10721804 035 $a(PQKB)10258064 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3339486 035 $a(OCoLC)809043360$z(OCoLC)808609530$z(OCoLC)809409524$z(OCoLC)817809895$z(OCoLC)819504876$z(OCoLC)961604586$z(OCoLC)962611408$z(OCoLC)966216297$z(OCoLC)988510104$z(OCoLC)992078325$z(OCoLC)1037912157$z(OCoLC)1038648015$z(OCoLC)1045547281$z(OCoLC)1055403817$z(OCoLC)1058962251$z(OCoLC)1065934997$z(OCoLC)1081205996 035 $a(OCoLC-P)809043360 035 $a(MaCbMITP)8933 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3339486 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10595607 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL388705 035 $a(OCoLC)809043360 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000237001 100 $a20120904d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu---unuuu 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe silent epidemic $ecoal and the hidden threat to health /$fAlan H. Lockwood 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cThe MIT Press$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (242 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-262-52609-3 311 $a0-262-01789-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; References 327 $aChapter 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 Bronchus 327 $aCoal 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 Health 327 $aThe 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; References 327 $aGlossaryIndex 330 $aWhy our dependence on coal-produced energy is bad for our health: a physician maps the connections of burning coal to death and disease. 606 $aCoal$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aPollution$xHealth aspects 610 $aENVIRONMENT/General 615 0$aCoal$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aPollution$xHealth aspects. 676 $a363.17/9 700 $aLockwood$b Alan H$01505498 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785547203321 996 $aThe silent epidemic$93735080 997 $aUNINA