Re: Deaths attributed to coal fueled power plants

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

The best references on these are:
---R. Wilson, S.D. Colome, J.D. Spengler, & D.G. Wilson, "Health Effects 
of Fossil Fuel Burning", Ballinger Publ. Co., 1980

---H. Ozkaynak and J. D. SpenglerAnalysis of health effects resulting 
from population exposure to acid precipitation, Environmental Health 
Perspectives 63, 45; 1985

Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
Fax: (412)624-9163
e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu


On Fri, 10 May 1996, TOSH USHINO wrote:

>      RADSAFE'rs
>      
>      I have often come across a figure of up to 20,000(?) annual deaths 
>      attributable to coal fueled power plants. Can anyone tell me where 
>      this figure came from?
>      
>      Thank you in advance.
>      Tosh Ushino
>      San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
>      ushinot@songs.sce.com
>