Environmental impact of decentralized power generation in Santa Clara City, Cuba: An integrated assessment based on technological and human health risk indicators

Applied Energy

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 24-35

  Herrera, I ^a   De Ruyck, J ^b   Ocana V S ^a   Rubio, M ^a   Martinez R M ^a   Nunez V ^c  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF LAS VILLAS   (Cuba)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c Medical University of Villa Clara   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Impacts mitigation; Power generation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUELS; HEALTH; POLLUTION; POWER GENERATION;

DECENTRALIZED POWER GENERATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS; IMPACTS MITIGATION; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; OPERATING CONDITION; PERTURBATION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POPULATION DENSITY; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; VULNERABILITY;

CUBA; SANTA CLARA; VILLA CLARA;

EID: 84877017106     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.03.085     Document Type: Review

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