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Health Impacts of Domestic Coal Use in China
Pages 3427-3431

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... For example, information on concentrations and distributions of potentially toxic elements in coal may help delineate areas of a coal deposit to be avoided. Information on the modes of occurrence of these elements and the textural relations of the minerals and macerate in coal may help predict the behavior of the potentialb toxic components during coal combustion.
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... One sample examined by Belkin and coworkers (8-10) showed a complete range of diagenetic, low-As framboids that progresses through various stages to framboid pseudomorphs composed totally of As-bearing iron oxide (SEM-EDS and reflected light indicates hematite)
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From page 3429...
... and various forms of skeletal fluorosis, including osteosclerosis, limited movement of the joints, and outward manifestations such as knock knees, bow legs, and spinal curvature. Fluorosis combined with nutritional deficiencies in children can result in severe bone deformation (Fig.
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From page 3430...
... 4. Bone deformation caused by nutritional deficiency combined with exposure to high levels of fluorine from domestic coal combustion.
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From page 3431...
... released during unvented coal combustion in homes in China, have been cited as the primary cause for the highly elevated incidence of lung cancer (25~. The PAH levels in homes burning "smoky" coal are so high that the resulting lung cancer mortality rate is five times the national average of China (26~.
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