County-Wide Mortality Assessments Attributable to PM_2.5 Emissions from Coal Consumption in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: Over one-third of energy is generated from coal consumption in Taiwan. In order to estimate the health impact assessment attributable to PM_2.5 concentrations emitted from coal consumption in Taiwan. We applied a Gaussian trajectory transfer-coefficient model to obtain county-wide PM_2.5 exposures from coal consumption, which includes coal-fired power plants and combined heat and power plants. Next, we calculated the mortality burden attributable to PM_2.5 emitted by coal consumption using the comparative risk assessment framework developed by the Global Burden of Disease study. Based on county-level data, the average PM_2.5 emissions from coal-fired plants in Taiwan was estimated at 2.03 ± 1.29 (range: 0.32-5.64) μg/m³. With PM_2.5

SUBMITTER: Chio CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8835574 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature