Navajo Coal Combustion and Respiratory Health Near Shiprock, New Mexico
Figure 2
Geographic distribution of calculated annual prevalence during the time period April 1997—December 2003 in the Shiprock Service Area of the Navajo Nation, plus a 20-mile buffer to the north and east of the reservation boundary. UT:state of Utah; CO:state of Colorado; AZ:state of Arizona; NM:state of New Mexico. The town of Shiprock is highlighted, as are the locations of two coal-fired power plants. (a)–(g) display the following diseases/conditions, respectively: asthma, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), coughing, pneumonia, upper respiratory tract infection (URI), and wheezing.
