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Coal-fired power plants and preterm birth in North Carolina (2003-2015)
This dataset contains information from the US EPA Air Markets Program Data (now updated to the Clean Air Markets Program Data) concerning sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants in North Carolina from 2002 to 2015. It includes a linked analysis of birth records to study the associations between sulfur dioxide reduction and preterm birth, details published in a 2023 Environmental Epidemiology article. While the emissions data is publicly available, the birth records contain personal information and can only be accessed through formal requests and with IRB approval, due to privacy restrictions.
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# of Months Reported
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The number of months within the specified time frame for which a unit reported emissions data.
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Account
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An allowance account owned by a governing body, company, or individual for the purpose of holding al...
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Account Name
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The name of the account in which allowances are held.
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Account Name (Transferee)
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The name of the account receiving allowances in an allowance transaction.
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Account Name (Transferor)
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The name of the account transferring allowances in an allowance transaction.
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Account Number
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The unique identification number of an account.
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Account Number (Transferee)
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The number of the account receiving allowances in an allowance transaction.
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Account Number (Transferor)
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The number of the account transfering allowances in an allowance transaction.
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Account Type
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Type of allowance account (Facility, General, etc.).
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Actual Averaging Plan Rate (lb/MMBtu)
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For ARP NOx, the average actual rate at which a pollutant was emitted during a given time period for...
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