Health Effects of Toxic Organic Compounds from Coal
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs004-01/

United States Geological Survey


This USGS fact sheet summarizes the occurrence of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy, a serious kidney disease that occurs only in tributary valleys of the Danube River in Romania, Bulgaria, and the former Yugoslavia. There is a close correspondence between the location of affected villages and the occurrence of local coal deposits.

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Part of the Cutting Edge collection. The NAGT/DLESE On the Cutting Edge project helps geoscience faculty stay up-to-date with both geoscience research and teaching methods.

Cutting Edge

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Mineralogy:Environmental Mineralogy, Biology, Environmental Science:Air Quality:Pollutants, Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Air quality:Pollutants
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional
Health Topics: Organic Compounds, Airborne Transport Processes
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science, Mineralogy, Environmental Geology, Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Weather