This article reviews evidence for the public health impacts of coal across the extraction,
processing, use, and waste disposal continuum. Surface coal mining and processing …

Particulate matter (PM) is one of the primary pollutants produced from surface mining
operations. Health related studies indicate a strong association of airborne PM with adverse …

We used data from a survey of 16493 West Virginians merged with county-level coal
production and other covariates to investigate the relations between health indicators and …

Given the current insatiable demand for coal to build and fuel the world's burgeoning cities
the debate about mining-related social, environmental and health injustices remains …

The current paper reviews published evidence on the public health impacts of surface coal
mining. Particular attention is paid to recent evidence for a form of surface mining practiced …

Background Evidence of the association of coal mining with health outcomes such as
increased mortality and morbidity in the general population has been provided by …

With the increase in depth of mines, the movement and dispersion of particulate matter (PM)
are very difficult to predict due to improper ventilation. Insufficient open pit ventilation …

Ever since the commencement of industrial-scale coal mining (in northeast England around
1600), substantial environmental impacts have been recorded as arising from both the …

Mining is an economic activity that traditionally releases large amounts of particulate matter
into the atmosphere because of the procedures required to process the mineral. In …

Despite the potential for economic growth, extractive mineral industries can impose negative
health externalities in mining communities. We estimate the size of these externalities by …