Mortality risk from United States coal electricity generation.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0404511 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1095-9203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00368075 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Science Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: : Washington, DC : American Association for the Advancement of Science
      Original Publication: New York, N.Y. : [s.n.] 1880-
    • Subject Terms:
      Air Pollutants*/adverse effects ; Air Pollutants*/analysis ; Air Pollution*/adverse effects ; Air Pollution*/analysis ; Coal* ; Environmental Exposure*/adverse effects ; Mortality* ; Particulate Matter*/adverse effects ; Particulate Matter*/toxicity ; Power Plants* ; Sulfur Dioxide*/adverse effects ; Sulfur Dioxide*/analysis; Aged ; Humans ; Risk ; United States/epidemiology
    • Abstract:
      Policy-makers seeking to limit the impact of coal electricity-generating units (EGUs, also known as power plants) on air quality and climate justify regulations by quantifying the health burden attributable to exposure from these sources. We defined "coal PM 2.5 " as fine particulate matter associated with coal EGU sulfur dioxide emissions and estimated annual exposure to coal PM 2.5 from 480 EGUs in the US. We estimated the number of deaths attributable to coal PM 2.5 from 1999 to 2020 using individual-level Medicare death records representing 650 million person-years. Exposure to coal PM 2.5 was associated with 2.1 times greater mortality risk than exposure to PM 2.5 from all sources. A total of 460,000 deaths were attributable to coal PM 2.5 , representing 25% of all PM 2.5 -related Medicare deaths before 2009 and 7% after 2012. Here, we quantify and visualize the contribution of individual EGUs to mortality.
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    • Grant Information:
      R01 ES028033 United States ES NIEHS NIH HHS; R01 MD016054 United States MD NIMHD NIH HHS; P30 ES000002 United States ES NIEHS NIH HHS; R01 ES034373 United States ES NIEHS NIH HHS; RF1 AG080948 United States AG NIA NIH HHS; R01 MD012769 United States MD NIMHD NIH HHS; R01 ES030616 United States ES NIEHS NIH HHS; R01 ES029950 United States ES NIEHS NIH HHS; R01 ES026217 United States ES NIEHS NIH HHS; R01 AG066793 United States AG NIA NIH HHS
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Air Pollutants)
      0 (Coal)
      0 (Particulate Matter)
      0UZA3422Q4 (Sulfur Dioxide)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20231123 Date Completed: 20231205 Latest Revision: 20240218
    • Publication Date:
      20240218
    • Accession Number:
      PMC10870829
    • Accession Number:
      10.1126/science.adf4915
    • Accession Number:
      37995235