Rhode Island 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 0/0
Fish Advisory

Total Ozone Non-

Attainment Areas 5

Exposure Within 30 Mile Radius

Total Population 940,638

Total Number of Children 215,366

Total Number of
Children in Poverty 39,811
Map Legend
Total Number of Children
Circles Represent a Thirty Mile Radius around Power Plants With Asthma 11,966

Major Cities are Shown

Environmental Release Profile
Air Releases are for 2000
Land and Water Releases are for 1998

Rhode Island
There are no coal-fired power plants in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island.