On Mar 18, 2:52 pm, Surfer wrote:
On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:32:18 +1100, "oobzn" wrote:

"Mauried" wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:18:17 +1100, "oobzn" wrote:

The sad reality is that 2/3 of the worlds population live in countries
where the dirtiest coal fired power is all they are ever likley to be
able to afford,simply because the countries are too poor to afford
anything else.

Pray tell what do you mean by "dirty"?
Surely not clean, colourless, odourless and beneficial-to-plant-life CO2??

Health effects of radon from coal burninghttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7085314

A retrospective mortality study of workers exposed to radon in a
Brazilian underground coal mine.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...1&itool=Entrez...

Recently a high radon concentration was detected in the underground
coal mine of Figueira, located in the south of Brazil. This coal mine
has been operating since 1942 without taking cognizance of the high
radon environment. In order to assess possible radon-related health
effects on the workers, a retrospective (1979-2002) mortality study of
2,856 Brazilian coal miners was conducted, with 2,024 underground
workers potentially exposed to radon daughters. Standard mortality
ratio (SMR) analysis hints at lower mortality from all causes for both
underground (SMR = 88, 95% CI = 78-98) and surface workers (SMR = 96,
95% CI = 80-114). A high statistically significant SMR for lung cancer
mortality was observed only in the underground miners (SMR = 173, 95%
CI = 102-292), with a statistically significant trend reflecting the
duration of underground work. High statistically significant SMRs were
observed for pneumonia as a cause of death between both surface (SMR =
304, 95% CI = 126-730) and underground miners (SMR = 253, 95% CI =
140-457). Because mortality from smoking-related cancers other than
lung cancer was not found elevated in underground workers and because
diesel equipments were not used in this mine, it can be concluded that
the enhanced lung cancer mortality observed for underground miners is
associated with exposure to radon and radon daughters, rather than
other confounding risk factors.- Hide quoted text -


To which one might add:

Here for example, is one years' emissions from the Muskogee Plant
in Oklahoma, 1999. No mention of AGW at all.

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(source – Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality; most recent
report 1999)


Pollutants lbs/year
Pollutants lbs/year


Acetaldehyde
1,040 Mercury
1,720


Acrolein
520 Methylene Chloride 1,520


Barium
8,820 Selenium
460


Benzene
2,120 Toluene
1,920


Benzo (a)pyrene
1,020 Zinc
1,800


Chlorobenzene
1,280 Magnesium 58,580


Chromium
820 Carbon Monoxide 5,347,800


Copper 600
Volatile Organics –VOC 375,200


Formaldehyde 2,020 PM 10
(particulate matter 1,949,600


Hydrogen Chloride
41,680 10
microns


Hydrogen Fluoride 245,000 Particulate
Matter – TSP 118,400


Lead
760 Nitrogen Oxides 36,279,400


Manganese 4,020
Sulfur Oxides 59,337,800


DEQ regulates but with a disclaimer? Health impacts of breathing
particulate matter (PM) include respiratory symptoms, aggravation of
existing respiratory and cardiovascular disease, alterations on the
body’s defense systems against foreign materials, damage to lung
tissue, carcinogenesis, and premature death. Individuals with chronic
obstructive pulmonary or cardiovascular disease, influenza,
asthmatics, the elderly, and children are highly susceptible to the
effect of PM. – source: Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ)


http://www.friendsofthechattahoochee...he%20facts.htm


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Fran