This review, conducted by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Centers at the University of Arizona and University of New Mexico, details recent and emerging findings on the human health impacts of toxic metals emitted by coal-fired power plants. Drawing on studies examining the health effects of individual metals and mixtures of metals in mine wastes (many of which are also found in emissions from coal-fired power plants), it catalogues an array of health harms that could be expected to result from exposure to coal-fired power plants’ emissions, potentially through several exposure pathways.
Author: University of Arizona and University of New Mexico Superfund Research Centers (Raina M. Maier, Johnnye Lewis, Priyanka Kushwaha, Thomas A. De Pree, Debra A. MacKenzie)
This resource was commissioned by or produced by staff of the Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy before the organization rebranded as Ridgeline Center for Law and Policy in 2026.