Externalizing behaviors in children living near coal-fired power plants
Based on our findings, fly ash may be a potential risk factor for externalizing behaviors in children living near coal-fired power plants. While a cross-sectional study design does not provide the opportunity to prove a causal relationship, it can generate hypotheses that inform more rigorous epidemiological studies for further investigation of the observed associations.
Authors
- Guy Brock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5317-079X)
- Charlie H. Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1633-2440)
- Kristina M. Zierold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9246-0404)
- Lonnie Sears
- John V. Myers
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- University of Mississippi (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24829-z
- Primary Topic
- Coal and Its By-products
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00