A global perspective on coal-fired power plants and burden of lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to ambient particulate matter generated from coal-fired power plants induces long-term health consequences. However, epidemiologic studies have not yet focused on attributing these health burdens specifically to energy consumption, impeding targeted intervention policies. We hypothesize that the generating capacity of coal-fired power plants may be associated with lung cancer incidence at the national level.

Methods

Age- and sex-adjusted lung cancer incidence from every country with electrical plants using coal as primary energy supply were followed from 2000 to 2016. We applied a Poisson regression longitudinal model, fitted using generalized estimating equations, to estimate the association between lung cancer incidence and per capita coal capacity, adj

SUBMITTER: Lin CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6350330 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature