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==Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from TVA coal plants==
In 2010, Abt Associates issued a study commissioned by the Clean Air Task Force, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization, quantifying the deaths and other health effects attributable to [[Particulates and coal|fine particle pollution]] from coal-fired power plants.<ref>[http://www.catf.us/resources/publications/files/The_Toll_from_Coal.pdf "The Toll from Coal: An Updated Assessment of Death and Disease from America's Dirtiest Energy Source,"] Clean Air Task Force, September 2010.</ref> Fine particle pollution consists of a complex mixture of [[soot]], [[Heavy metals and coal|heavy metals]], [[Sulfur dioxide and coal|sulfur dioxide]], and [[Nitrogen oxide|nitrogen oxides]]. Among these particles, the most dangerous are those less than 2.5 microns in diameter, which are so tiny that they can evade the lung's natural defenses, enter the bloodstream, and be transported to vital organs. Impacts are especially severe among the elderly, children, and those with respiratory disease. The study found that over 13,000 deaths and tens of thousands of cases of chronic bronchitis, acute bronchitis, asthma, congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, dysrhythmia, ischemic heart disease, chronic lung disease, and pneumonia each year are attributable to fine particle pollution from U.S. coal plant emissions. These deaths and illnesses are major examples of coal's [[External costs of coal|external costs]], i.e. uncompensated harms inflicted upon the public at large. [[Coal plants near residential areas|Low-income and minority populations]] are disproportionately impacted as well, due to the tendency of companies to avoid locating power plants upwind of affluent communities. To monetize the health impact of fine particle pollution from each coal plant, Abt assigned a value of $7,300,000 to each 2010 mortality, based on a range of government and private studies. Valuations of illnesses ranged from $52 for an asthma episode to $440,000 for a case of chronic bronchitis.<ref>[http://www.catf.us/resources/publications/files/Abt-Technical_Support_Document_for_the_Powerplant_Impact_Estimator_Software_Tool.pdf "Technical Support Document for the Powerplant Impact Estimator Software Tool,"] Prepared for the Clean Air Task Force by Abt Associates, July 2010</ref>
====Table 1: Death and disease attributable to fine particle pollution from TVA coal plants====
{| class="wikitable"
!width="120"| Type of Impact!! width="120" | Annual Incidence !! width = "120" | Valuation
|-
| Deaths||align="right" |1,224||align="right" |$8.9 billion
|-
| Heart attacks||align="right" |1,710||align="right" |$186.3 million
|-
| Asthma attacks||align="right" |20,770||align="right" |$1.1 million
|-
| Hospital admissions||align="right" |871||align="right" |$19.8 million
|-
| Chronic bronchitis||align="right" |752||align="right" |$333.5 million
|-
| Asthma ER visits||align="right" |1,255||align="right" |$0.5 million
|}
Source: [http://www.catf.us/coal/problems/power_plants/existing/Health_Impacts-annual-of_Existing_Plants.xls "Health Impacts - annual - of Existing Plants,"] Clean Air Task Force Excel worksheet, available under "Data Annex" at [http://www.catf.us/coal/problems/power_plants/existing/ "Death and Disease from Power Plants,"] Clean Air Task Force. Note: This data includes the following plants owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority: [[Barry Steam Plant|Barry]], [[Gaston Steam Plant|Gaston]], [[Gorgas Steam Plant|Gorgas]], [[Greene County Steam Plant|Greene County]], [[Miller Steam Plant|Miller]] (Alabama Power); [[Bowen Steam Plant|Bowen]], [[Hammond Steam Generating Station|Hammond]], [[Harllee Branch Generating Plant|Harllee Branch]], [[McDonough Steam Generating Plant|Jack McDonough]], [[Mitchell Steam Generating Plant (Georgia)|Mitchell]], [[Scherer Steam Generating Station|Scherer]], [[Wansley Plant|Wansley]], [[Yates Steam Generating Plant|Yates]] (Georgia Power); [[Crist Plant|Crist]], [[Lansing Smith Generating Plant|Lansing Smith]], [[Scholz Generating Plant|Scholz]] (Gulf Power); [[Jack Watson Generating Plant|Jack Watson]] and [[Daniel Generating Plant|Victor J. Daniel Jr.]] (Mississippi Power); [[Kraft Plant|Kraft]], [[McIntosh Steam Plant|McIntosh]] (Savannah Electric & Power).
==Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill==
