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Photo by Michael Chardack, taken looking west into Salt Lake City on October 29, 2006 at 6pm.
Articles of Interest
“About Coal fired power plants”
Nevada is proposing to build 4 coal fired power plants which would pollute our air with added particulates and ozone. Our lakes and rivers would be further contaminated with mercury.
The attached letter is UPHE response to the BLM with regard to a proposed large coal fired power plant to be built near Ely , Nevada, about 150 miles from Salt Lake City. UPHE has sent a strong message to Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, Senator Harry Reid, Representative Heller, the BLM and the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection that Utah citizens don’t want to be downwind of Nevada pollution. Read this article in PDF format.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Vol 173. pp. 667-672, (2006)
© 2006 American Thoracic Society
doi: 10.1164/rccm.200503-443OC
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Original Article
Reduction in Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality
Extended Follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities Study
Francine Laden, Joel Schwartz, Frank E. Speizer and Douglas W. Dockery
Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health; and Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Correspondence and requests for reprints should be addressed to Francine Laden, Sc.D., Channing Laboratory, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston MA 02115. E-mail: Francine.laden@channing.harvard.edu
Long Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Incidence of Cardiovascular Events in Women NeJM vol 356:p447-458, Feb1,2007
Article looks at pm2.5 exposure in 65,000 post menopausal woman based on nearest air quality monitor. Each increase of 10ug per cu meter was associated with a 24%increase in the risk of cardiovascular event and 76% increase in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.
Public Health and Economic Consequences of Methyl Mercury Toxicity to the Developing Brain—Environmental Health Perspectives vol113#5 May 2005
Article talks about relationship between cord blood levels of Mercury, loss of IQ, Possibly 600, 000 children affected each year.
• The Utah Environmental Health Letter - Spring 2003; UoU Student Physicians for Social Responsibility - PDF File
• Nitrogen Oxides - Automobile emissions and emissions from coal burning power plants are the primary sources of nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere. Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Air pollution is a general term for a variety of substances and gases in our air that pose risks to health. Physicians for Social Responsibility
A Link to excellent educational resources
• The Physicians for Social Responsibility
The PSR has accumulated excellent articles, training, and information about our environment. Please take a moment and visit their site.