ArticleGlobal pediatric health2017
Health of Children Living Near Coal Ash.
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- Proximity to coal-fired power plants and neurobehavioral symptoms in children.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2022Article
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- Comparing the nutrient changes, heavy metals, and genotoxicity assessment before and after vermicomposting of thermal fly ash using Eisenia fetida.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Maternal, neonatal and socio-economic factors associated with intellectual development among children from a coal mining region in Brazil.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2021Article
- Nail Samples of Children Living near Coal Ash Storage Facilities Suggest Fly Ash Exposure and Elevated Concentrations of Metal(loid)s.Environmental science & technology · 2021Article
- Environmental exposures and sleep outcomes: A review of evidence, potential mechanisms, and implications.Environmental research · 2021Review
- Associations of the Behavioral Assessment and Research System (BARS) neurobehavioral outcomes with attention problems in children living near coal ash storage sites.Neurotoxicology · 2020Article
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- Recruitment strategies and challenges: Lessons learned from a coal ash and children's health study.Research in nursing & health · 2019Article
- Respiratory Health in Adults Residing Near a Coal-Burning Power Plant with Coal Ash Storage Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
Coal ash, generated from coal combustion, is composed of small particles containing metals and other elements, such as metalloids. Coal ash is stored in open-air impoundments, frequently near communities. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of health and sleep problems in children living near coal ash and compare these prevalences to children not living near coal ash. In 2013 to 2014, we conducted a cross-sectional survey in a community adjacent to coal ash storage sites and a community not exposed to coal ash. Overall, 111 children who lived near coal ash were in the study; 55.9% (62) were males, 44.1% (49) were females, and the mean age was 10.3 years (SD = 3.9). Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to compare the prevalence of health and sleep problems. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (
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