Protocol for a Study of the Effect of Surface Mining in Central Appalachia on Adverse Birth Outcomes
Year: 2020
Type: preprint
Study design: Study Protocol
Abstract: Surface mining has become a major method of coal mining in Central Appalachia alongside the traditional underground mining. Concerns have been raised about the health effects of this surface mining, particularly mountaintop removal mining where coal is mined upon steep mountaintops by removing the mountaintop through clearcutting forests and explosives. We have designed a matched observational study to assess the effects of surface mining in Central Appalachia on adverse birth outcomes. This protocol describes for the study the background and motivation, the sample selection and the analysis plan.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Language: English
Subfield: General Social Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3022936591