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The silent epidemic : coal and the hidden threat to health  Cover Image Book Book

The silent epidemic : coal and the hidden threat to health / Alan H. Lockwood.

Lockwood, Alan H. (Author).

Summary:

"Alan Lockwood, a physician, describes and documents the adverse health effects of burning coals. Lockwood's comprehensive treatment examines every aspect of coal, from its complex chemical makeup to details of mining, transporting, burning, and disposal--each of which generates significant health concerns. He describes coal pollution's effects on the respiratory, cardiovascular, and nervous systems, and how these problems will only get worse; explains the impact of global warming on coal-related health problems; and discusses possible policy approaches to combat coal pollution."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780262017893 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 026201789X (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xi, 229 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Coal > Environmental aspects.
Pollution > Health aspects.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Erlanger Branch 363.179 L817s 2012 (Text) 33126013473057 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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