ArticleEnvironmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)2023
Sulfur dioxide reduction at coal-fired power plants in North Carolina and associations with preterm birth among surrounding residents.
Article in Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Long-term ambient sulfur dioxide exposure during gestation and preterm birth in North Carolina, 2003-2015.Atmospheric environment (Oxford, England : 1994) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Coal-fired power plants (CFPP) are major contributors of air pollution, including the majority of anthropogenic sulfur dioxide (SO Methods: We used US EPA Air Markets Program Data to track SO Results: With the spatial-temporal exposure restrictions applied, 42,231 and 41,218 births were within 15 miles of CFPP-scrubbers and CFPP-retired groups, respectively. For residents within 4-<10 miles from a CFPP, we estimated that the absolute prevalence of PTB decreased by -1.5% [95% confidence interval (CI): -2.6, -0.4] associated with scrubber installation and -0.5% (95% CI: -1.6, 0.6) associated with the retirement of coal units at CFPPs. Our findings were imprecise and generally null-to-positive among those living within 0-<4 miles regardless of the intervention type. Conclusions: Results suggest a reduction of PTB among residents 4-<10 miles of the CFPPs that installed scrubbers.
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