California State Profile of Exposure to Coal-Fired Power Plants

State Profile

Total Number of
Power Plants 0

Total Reported Releases

Air
Land
Water

Total Lake Acres/River

Miles under Mercury 63,987 / 40
Fish Advisory

Total Ozone Non-

Attainment Areas 38

Exposure Within 30 Mile Radius

Total Population 19,433

Total Number of Children 5,271

Total Number of
Map Legend Children in Poverty 1,488

Circles Represent a Thirty Mile Radius around Power Plants Total Number of Children
With Asthma 339
Major Cities are Shown
Environmental Release Profile
Air Releases are for 2000
Land and Water Releases are for 1998

California
There are no coal-fired power plants in California.
California Exposure Profile for Children Within 30 Miles of a Coal-Fired Power Plant
Data Sources: U.S. Census Population Estimates for 1997; “Estimated Prevalence and Incidence of Lung Disease by
Lung Association Territory,” American Lung Association, 2001 (data is for 1998).

There are no coal-fired power plants in California.