The Nexus of Biofuels, Climate Change, and Human Health: Workshop Summary

by Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences Research and Medicine, et al.

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Liquid fuels are a major part of modern life. They supply energy for ground, water, and air transportation as well as power for industrial and farming machinery. But fossil fuels - the dominant liquid fuel in use for well over a century - have many disadvantages. The use of fossil fuels has obvious health downsides, such as emissions of pollutants that are directly harmful to health. The burning of fossil fuels produces greenhouse gases, which contribute...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0309292417

ISBN13:9780309292412

Release Date:May 2014

Publisher:National Academies Press

Length:200 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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