The Suspect Health Affects of Coal:Asthma Exacerbation, the Coal pollutants
that are implicated are NO2, Ozone, Particulate Matter (PM)
- In 2006, there were 440,000 people
who were hospitalized with asthma
- The same year there were 11.8
million school days were missed do to attributable asthma
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD) the Coal pollutants that are implicated are - NO2 and PM
- In
2006 a total of 12.1 million adults were diagnosed with COPD
- In
2005, there were 126,000 number of deaths
Acute myocardial infarction, the Coal pollutants
that are implicated are - PM2.5
- In
2006 there were 141,462 number of deaths
- Total
number of cases 7.9 million
Congestive heart failure, the Coal pollutants
that are implicated are PM2.5
- In
2006 there were 60,337 deaths related
- The total number of people living
with heart failure 5.7 million
- Each
year there are 670,000 people diagnosed each year
Ischemic Stroke, the Coal pollutants
that are implicated are - NO2, PM2.5, PM10, SO2
- A
total of 143,579 deaths occurred due to stroke in 2005
- The
total number of strokes occurring each year 795,000
Developmental Delay, Coal pollutants
that are implicated are Mercury
- 15 % of all babies born each year have
been exposed to mercury which lowers IQ