A third of the world's population uses solid fuel derived from plant material (biomass) or coal
for cooking, heating, or lighting. These fuels are smoky, often used in an open fire or simple …

Biomass fuels and coal are vital to health and welfare in developing nations. 1 Worldwide,
almost 3 billion people use biomass—wood, charcoal, crop residues, and animal dung …

Air pollution is one of the great killers of our age. Polluted air was responsible in 2015 for 6·
4 million deaths worldwide: 2· 8 million from household air pollution and 4· 2 million from …

Over half the world's population, mostly from developing countries, use solid fuel for
domestic purposes and are exposed to very high concentrations of harmful air pollutants …

Background Previous epidemiological studies have shown acute effects of increased
amounts of ambient air pollution on the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in children with …

Around 50% of people, almost all in developing countries, rely on coal and biomass in the
form of wood, dung and crop residues for domestic energy. These materials are typically …

Background Air pollution contributes to mortality and morbidity. We estimated the impact of
outdoor (total) and traffic-related air pollution on public health in Austria, France, and …

The health effects of air pollution have been subject to intense study in recent years.
Exposure to pollutants such as airborne participate matter and ozone has been associated …

Household Air Pollution in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Health Risks and Research
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BACKGROUND A critical review was conducted of the quantitative literature linking indoor
air pollution from household use of biomass fuels with acute respiratory infections in young …