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

Zierold, Kristina M.; Hagemeyer, Abby N; Sears, Clara G.

doi:10.1080/19338244.2019.1633992

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“…In peer-reviewed community-based studies, there are currently no studies that have directly measured fly/coal ash exposure among adults; instead, the studies used location or proximity to coal-fired power plants to assess the health of communities. In these studies, researchers have reported significant associations between power plant emissions and mortality, poor respiratory health, skin conditions, cancer, and poor birth outcomes. − …”

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Nail Samples of Children Living near Coal Ash Storage Facilities Suggest Fly Ash Exposure and Elevated Concentrations of Metal(loid)s

Zierold

Myers

Brock

et al. 2021

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Children who live near coal-fired power plants are exposed to coal fly ash, which is stored in landfills and surface impoundments near residential communities. Fly ash has the potential to be released as fugitive dust. Using data collected from 263 children living within 10 miles of coal ash storage facilities in Jefferson and Bullitt Counties, Kentucky, USA, we quantified the elements found in nail samples. Furthermore, using principal component analysis (PCA), we investigated whether metal(loid)s that are predominately found in fly ash loaded together to indicate potential exposure to fly ash. Concentrations of several neurotoxic metal(loid)s, such as chromium, manganese, and zinc, were higher than concentrations reported in other studies of both healthy and environmentally exposed children. From PCA, it was determined that iron, aluminum, and silicon in fly ash were found to load together in the nails of children living near coal ash storage facilities. These metal(loid)s were also highly correlated with each other. Last, results of geospatial analyses partially validated our hypothesis that children’s proximity to power plants was associated with elevated levels of concentrations of fly ash metal(loid)s in nails. Taken together, nail samples may be a powerful tool in detecting exposure to fly ash.

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Nail Samples of Children Living near Coal Ash Storage Facilities Suggest Fly Ash Exposure and Elevated Concentrations of Metal(loid)s

Zierold

Myers

Brock

et al. 2021

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…In four studies, proximity to coal-fired power plants was not categorized (binary variable) (32,33,(44)(45). However, the four studies' residential proximity classification was grouped based on area, consisting of respondents who exposed to areas nearly the source of pollution and non-exposed respondents outside from the source of pollution.…”

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“…Respiratory symptoms that are common in adults living near power plants are shortness of breath (AOR = 2.59), allergies (AOR = 1.62), respiratory infections (AOR = 1.82), hoarseness (AOR = 4.02), and cough (AOR = 5.3). Another result was that adults living near coal-fired power plants were 5.27 times more likely to experience respiratory symptoms than those living in settlements without a power plant (44). The review conducted by Buteau et al showed a statistically significant relationship between the proximity of housing to the industry with the incidence of wheezing and asthma prevalence.…”

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Literature Review: Health Impact of Coal Combustion Emissions in Power Plant on Adult Respiratory Systems

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Puri

Lubis

et al. 2021

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Introduction: Coal-fired power plants contribute to air pollution emissions of nearly one-third of global SO2 , 14 % of NOx , and 5 % of PM2.5. This condition could worsen adults’ respiratory health who live close to power plants; WHO estimates that COPD and LRTI cause around 18% of premature deaths related to outdoor air pollution. This literature review aims to conduct a systematic review of the health impacts of coal-fired power plant emissions on adults’ respiratory systems and explore what risk factors lead to decreased lung status. Also, to answer how risk factors influence decreased lung function in adults’ respiratory system from coal-fired power plants’ emissions. Discussion: This study used a literature study method using an online database to of various research data sources with the same topic. The searching of articles was performed based on the inclusion criteria. From an initial collection of 468 articles, after screening and considering its feasibility, four articles were obtained to serve as material for the final systematic review. The literature review showed that there had been a change in lung function of respiratory system of adults due to long-term exposure to emissions from coal-fired power plants. Factors that influence decreased lung function in adults were NOx and SO2 exposure levels, residence distance, wind direction, age, and smoking status. Conclusion: Future research should focus on improving models for assessing exposure to NOx , SO2 , PM10 and PM2.5, considering age and smoking habits in evaluating lung function.

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“…Heavy metal contamination of water streams is one of the most hazardous pollutions [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. Heavy metal ions are extremely mobile, bioaccumulative and biomagnified, which poses a major risk to both the environment and human health [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]. Metals are released directly into the water or indirectly by soil and are frequently invisible [ 8 , 9 ].…”

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“…Several natural phenomena and mostly anthropogenic actions, such as ore mining and processing, fossil fuel combustion and chemical industries, are the major sources of their exposure to humans [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ]. Metals are concentrated and redistributed due to human activity in regions that are not naturally metal-enriched [ 7 , 17 ]. Most chemical industries use transition metal catalysts, which are among the cause of their toxicity.…”

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Covalently Functionalized Cellulose Nanoparticles for Simultaneous Enrichment of Pb(II), Cd(II) and Cu(II) Ions

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Cellulose nanoparticles are sustainable natural polymers with excellent application in environmental remediation technology. In this work, we synthesized cellulose nanoparticles and covalently functionalized them with a multi-functional group possessing ligands. The hybrid material shows excellent adsorption properties for the simultaneous extraction of multiple metal ions in the sample preparation technique. The sorbent shows excellent sorption capacity in the range of 1.8–2.2 mmol/g of material. The developed method was successfully employed for the simultaneous extraction of Pb(II), Cd(II) and Cu(II) from real-world samples (industrial effluent, river water, tap and groundwater) and subsequently determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The method shows a preconcentration limit of 0.7 ppb attributes to analyze the trace concentration of studied metal ions. The detection limit obtained for Pb(II), Cd(II) and Cu(II) is found to be 0.4 ppb.

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

Cited by 14 publications

References 64 publications

Nail Samples of Children Living near Coal Ash Storage Facilities Suggest Fly Ash Exposure and Elevated Concentrations of Metal(loid)s

Nail Samples of Children Living near Coal Ash Storage Facilities Suggest Fly Ash Exposure and Elevated Concentrations of Metal(loid)s

Literature Review: Health Impact of Coal Combustion Emissions in Power Plant on Adult Respiratory Systems

Covalently Functionalized Cellulose Nanoparticles for Simultaneous Enrichment of Pb(II), Cd(II) and Cu(II) Ions

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