Ecological Integrity of Streams Related to Human Cancer Mortality Rates

Hitt, Nathaniel P.; Hendryx, Michael

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“…Additionally, they find high concentrations of selenium, sulfate, magnesium, and other inorganic solutes within the geographic extent of the upstream mining operation. Hitt & Hendryx (2010) find a significant association between the ecological integrity of streams near mountaintop removal coal mining sites and cancer rates in the surrounding counties. They find that respiratory, digestive, urinary and breast cancer rates are significantly elevated and associated with the ecological integrity of streams (Hitt & Hendryx 2010).…”

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“…Hitt & Hendryx (2010) find a significant association between the ecological integrity of streams near mountaintop removal coal mining sites and cancer rates in the surrounding counties. They find that respiratory, digestive, urinary and breast cancer rates are significantly elevated and associated with the ecological integrity of streams (Hitt & Hendryx 2010). While streams are a significant cause of concern for pollution, groundwater appears to be impacted by mountaintop removal mining as well.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…There has been little research linking environmental pollution from mountaintop removal coal mining to human mortality rates. A limited study conducted by Hitt and Hendryx (2010) found significant links between stream pollution levels and respiratory, digestive, urinary and breast cancer rates in the surrounding counties. However, other than this study the field remain relatively scarce.…”

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Moving mountains : a study examining long-term impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on mortality in the Appalachian region using geographic information sciences techniques.

Pugh¹

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, "Moving mountains : a study examining long-term impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on mortality in the Appalachian region using geographic information sciences techniques." (2017 Over the last hundred years, the Appalachian region has been dominated by the coal industry. It has also been and currently is one of the unhealthiest regions in the United States. Recent scholarship has examined the relationship between coal mining and health and mortality rates in the Appalachian region. The first study incorporates air quality and pollution data to examine if coal mining counties have higher levels of pollution and if this pollution contributes to mortality disadvantage. In the second study, I construct a population-based coal-exposure measure to better evaluate the relationship between coal mining and health I find that coal mining is a poor predictor of air quality and air pollution. However, there appears to be strong links between air pollution and particulate matter pollution. In the second study, I find that the coal-exposure measure for some types of mortality (all-cause, all-cancer, lung cancer, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease) is more predictive than dichotomous county-level coal mining measures, particularly in explaining cross-county differences in mortality rates. However, I find limited support for the effectiveness of coal-exposure measures when examining links between coal mining and mortality rates.vi

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Moving mountains : a study examining long-term impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on mortality in the Appalachian region using geographic information sciences techniques.

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“…In an attempt to provide an indicator of human cancer mortality rates, Hitt & Hendryx (2010) characterised ecological integrity of streams and examined this in conjunction with cancer mortality rates. Certain types of cancer (i.e., digestive, respiratory, urinary) rates increased as ecological integrity decreased, where coal mining was significantly associated with lower ecological integrity and higher cancer mortality (Hitt & Hendryx, 2010).The organic compounds found in coal-associated waters are typically aromatic, and numerous compounds are toxic and/or carcinogenic (Fisher & Santamaria, 2002). The compounds of interest are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatic amines, and heterocyclic compounds, which can act as endocrine disruptors, can have nephrotoxic activity, and can be carcinogenic (Orem, Tatu, Pavlovic, et al, 2007).…”

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Environmentally-related health impacts of coal seam gas development: An impact assessment approach in Queensland, Australia

Werner¹

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Queensland, Australia has a large mining industry and has been extracting coal seam gas (CSG) on an increasingly larger scale in recent years. CSG is a type of unconventional natural gas.Historically, concerns associated with unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) have come from areas where types of UNGD other than CSG are predominant. While shale gas and CSG development are not identical, there is an underlying theme of community concern about the potential environmentally-related health impacts (ERHIs) of such development. A problem for Australia is that there is a dearth of research on ERHIs associated with CSG, in particular, in Queensland.The purpose of this research was to explore the ERHIs associated with CSG development in Queensland and suggest areas for further research. This exploratory study used three environmental settings: a CSG setting and two alternative settings (i.e., coal mining and rural/agricultural). The CSG study area served as the primary setting, as this is a fairly new industry and there is as yet no substantial body of knowledge to fully understand what the health impacts may be. Data concerning CSG gas well numbers, as well as other 'macro' environmental determinants, such as production figures, were used to assess increased environmental activity within these areas.Subjective health outcomes in residents were assessed through a self-report survey. This was to determine any differences in health and psychosocial impacts of environmental change between the respondents living in each environmental setting. In addition to the subjective health outcomes data, objective health outcomes were examined through hospital admissions data for the period 1995-2011 for all three areas. These data were compared between the three areas for differences in hospitalisation rates over time in relation to various conditions according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) chapters. Hospital admissions data were also examined in conjunction with CSG well development activity data in the CSG area to gather evidence of CSG health impact using limited available environmental data.The findings showed that the self-reported health status of respondents in the CSG area did not differ compared to the two other study areas; however, respondents did self-report higher levels of environmental distress for some measures. There were significant increases in all-age hospitalisation rates over time in the CSG area compared to the coal mining and rural areas for 'All-cause' hospitalisation rates (RR: 1.01; 95% CI: 1.00-1.01 compared to the coal mining area and RR: 1.01; 95% CI: 1.01-1.02 compared to the rural area). Significant increases were also ii seen for admission rates within ICD chapters related to 'Blood/immune' diseases (RR: 1.08; 95% CI: 1.05-1.12 compared to the coal mining area and RR: 1.05; 95% CI: 1.01-1.09 compared to the rural area) and 'Eye' diseases (RR: 1.04; 95% CI: 1.02-1.06 compared to the coal mining area and RR: 1.04; 95% CI: 1.02-1.06 compared to the rural area)....

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Human Health in Coalfield Communities of Appalachia

Gohlke

2020

Appalachia's Coal-Mined Landscapes

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Ecological Integrity of Streams Related to Human Cancer Mortality Rates

Cited by 45 publications

References 49 publications

Moving mountains : a study examining long-term impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on mortality in the Appalachian region using geographic information sciences techniques.

Moving mountains : a study examining long-term impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on mortality in the Appalachian region using geographic information sciences techniques.

Environmentally-related health impacts of coal seam gas development: An impact assessment approach in Queensland, Australia

Human Health in Coalfield Communities of Appalachia

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