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