Selected Health Impacts from Power Plant Pollution in the United States |
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| Health Effect |
Incidence |
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Cases Per Year |
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| Mortality |
23,600 |
| Hospital Admissions |
21,850 |
| Emergency Room Visits for Asthma |
26,000 |
| Heart Attacks |
38,200 |
| Chronic Bronchitis |
16,200 |
| Asthma Attacks |
554,000 |
| Lost Work Days |
3,186,000 |
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| Source: Conrad G. Schneider, The Dirty Secret Behind Dirty Air: Dirty Power (Washington, DC: Clear the Air, June 2004), based on Abt Associates Inc., et al., Power Plant Emissions: Particulate Matter-Related Health Damages and the Benefits of Alternative Emission Reduction Scenarios (Boston: June 2004). |
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China |
Japan |
France |
Germany |
United Kingdom |
United States |
World Total |
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Million Short Tons |
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| 1980 |
678.5 |
98.1 |
58.2 |
535.5 |
133.6 |
702.7 |
4,126.3 |
| 1981 |
679.9 |
105.6 |
53.5 |
544.2 |
130.3 |
732.6 |
4,202.0 |
| 1982 |
726.0 |
104.6 |
53.1 |
548.3 |
122.5 |
706.9 |
4,304.2 |
| 1983 |
768.2 |
100.4 |
47.8 |
548.9 |
123.3 |
736.7 |
4,417.2 |
| 1984 |
844.8 |
112.9 |
46.1 |
572.9 |
87.6 |
791.3 |
4,654.9 |
| 1985 |
921.0 |
119.4 |
44.7 |
578.6 |
116.3 |
818.0 |
4,896.2 |
| 1986 |
962.3 |
109.2 |
37.1 |
576.2 |
123.1 |
804.2 |
4,973.6 |
| 1987 |
1,027.1 |
111.1 |
33.6 |
564.8 |
128.5 |
836.9 |
5,117.4 |
| 1988 |
1,097.7 |
122.6 |
25.0 |
561.5 |
122.8 |
883.6 |
5,272.2 |
| 1989 |
1,113.4 |
122.7 |
33.4 |
553.2 |
125.9 |
895.0 |
5,272.0 |
| 1990 |
1,124.1 |
126.4 |
34.6 |
527.6 |
119.4 |
904.5 |
5,270.3 |
| 1991 |
1,164.9 |
129.3 |
36.5 |
407.9 |
118.0 |
899.2 |
5,013.0 |
| 1992 |
1,199.5 |
125.1 |
32.4 |
362.2 |
110.7 |
907.7 |
4,902.5 |
| 1993 |
1,275.6 |
127.1 |
25.5 |
335.0 |
96.1 |
944.1 |
4,932.9 |
| 1994 |
1,389.8 |
136.8 |
25.2 |
314.3 |
90.7 |
951.3 |
5,003.9 |
| 1995 |
1,497.5 |
141.6 |
27.3 |
297.5 |
78.8 |
962.1 |
5,106.0 |
| 1996 |
1,516.7 |
142.4 |
28.4 |
295.8 |
77.1 |
1,006.3 |
5,155.4 |
| 1997 |
1,450.4 |
150.8 |
24.6 |
280.0 |
68.9 |
1,029.5 |
5,133.1 |
| 1998 |
1,392.0 |
140.8 |
29.5 |
268.8 |
68.4 |
1,037.1 |
5,034.4 |
| 1999 |
1,342.7 |
151.4 |
26.3 |
257.4 |
60.8 |
1,038.6 |
4,963.5 |
| 2000 |
1,282.3 |
165.0 |
25.4 |
269.0 |
64.0 |
1,084.1 |
5,088.3 |
| 2001 |
1,356.6 |
172.9 |
21.2 |
274.0 |
70.2 |
1,060.1 |
5,174.5 |
| 2002 |
1,422.1 |
179.1 |
22.8 |
273.9 |
64.2 |
1,065.8 |
5,261.7 |
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| Percent Difference 1990-2002: |
26.5 |
41.7 |
-34.0 |
-48.1 |
-46.2 |
17.8 |
-0.2 |
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| Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, "International Coal Consumption Data," available at <www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/coal.html>, updated June 2004. |
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