Energy and human health

K Smith; H Frumkin; Kalpana Balakrishnan; Colin BUTLER; Z Chafe; I Fairlie; P Kinney; T Kjellstrom; D Mauzerall; T McKone; A McMichael; M Schnieder

doi:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031912-114404

Energy and human health

K Smith, H Frumkin, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Colin BUTLER, Z Chafe, I Fairlie, P Kinney, T Kjellstrom, D Mauzerall, T McKone, A McMichael, M Schnieder

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Abstract

Energy use is central to human society and provides many health benefits. But each source of energy entails some health risks. This article reviews the health impacts of each major source of energy, focusing on those with major implications for the burden of disease globally. The biggest health impacts accrue to the harvesting and burning of solid fuels, coal and biomass, mainly in the form of occupational health risks and household and general ambient air pollution.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	159-188
Number of pages	30
Journal	Annual Review of Public Health
Volume	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031912-114404
Publication status	Published - 2013

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