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Coal for dummies
Study finds that prenatal exposure to coal-plant emissions impedes neurodevelopment |
Joseph Romm |
16 Jul 2008 |
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| A major new study by the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health finds: Closing coal-fired power plants can have a direct, positive impact on children's cognitive development and health ... [P]renatal exposure to coal-burning emissions was associated with significantly lower average developmental scores and reduced motor development at age two. In the second unexposed group, these adverse effects were no longer observed; and the frequency of delayed m ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, coal, energy, scientific research (all these topics) |
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