County-Wide Mortality Assessments Attributable to PM Emissions from Coal Consumption in Taiwan.

Over one-third of energy is generated from coal consumption in Taiwan. In order to estimate the health impact assessment attributable to PM concentrations emitted from coal consumption in Taiwan. We applied a Gaussian trajectory transfer-coefficient model to obtain county-wide PM exposures from coal consumption, which includes coal-fired power plants and combined heat and power plants.

Health impact assessment of PM from a planned coal-fired power plant in Taiwan.

Purpose: To investigate the impact of a planned coal-fired power plant (CFPPT) in Shenao on air quality and health at subnational levels in Taiwan.

Methods: We applied the Gaussian trajectory transfer-coefficient (GTx) model to estimate annual average PM (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm) increments in 19 Taiwanese cities and counties caused by CFPPT operation.