Indoor air pollution from biomass fuels: a major health hazard in developing countries

O Oluwole, OO Otaniyi, GA Ana, CO Olopade - Journal of Public Health, 2012 - Springer
Biomass fuel is a major cause of indoor air pollution and is a significant health hazard in …
of the connection between choice of fuel for household needs and health impact of long-term …

Biomass fuel combustion and health

HW de Koning, KR Smith, JM Last - Bulletin of the world health …, 1985 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… The health hazard associated with the use of biomass fuels by such large numbers of
people must becontrolled if the goal of health for all by the year 2000 is to be achieved. …

A review of diseases associated with household air pollution due to the use of biomass fuels

KH Kim, SA Jahan, E Kabir - Journal of hazardous materials, 2011 - Elsevier
… on potential health risks associated with biomass fuel use. … ► The health hazard associated
with the use of biomass fuel … resulting from the use of biomass fuel is evaluated thoroughly. …

[PDF][PDF] Biomass smoke exposure as a serious health hazard for women

A Babalik, N Bakirci, M Taylan, L Bostan, S Kiziltas… - Tuberk …, 2013 - academia.edu
biomass exposure cause a significant health hazard particularly amongst women. The present
study was designed to investigate biomass … identified to have biomass fuels exposure in …

Potential occupational exposures and health risks associated with biomass-based power generation

AC Rohr, SL Campleman, CM Long… - … and Public Health, 2015 - mdpi.com
… of potential occupational health and safety (OH&S) concerns related to usage of biomass fuels
in … assessment concluded that biomass ash did not require hazardous classification under …

Household air pollution from coal and biomass fuels in China: measurements, health impacts, and interventions

J Zhang, KR Smith - Environmental health perspectives, 2007 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
… elucidate the extent of this indoor air pollution health hazard. … combustion of biomass and
coal (collectively called “solid fuels”… and contributes significantly to the total burden of ill health. …

Health, energy, and greenhouse-gas impacts of biomass combustion in household stoves

KR Smith - Energy for sustainable development, 1994 - Elsevier
hazardous to health when breathed in the concentrations commonly found in homes using
unvented biomass … of biomass fuel policy with or without increases in overall fuel efficiency. …

Mutagenicity and lung toxicity of smoldering vs. flaming emissions from various biomass fuels: implications for health effects from wildland fires

YH Kim, SH Warren, QT Krantz, C King… - … health perspectives, 2018 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
… of biomass emissions will contribute to more accurate hazard … We burned five different biomass
fuels in this study: northern … All biomass fuels were stored in a temperature- and humidity-…

[PDF][PDF] Health impacts of household fuelwood use in developing countries

KR Smith - UNASYLVA-FAO-, 2006 - Citeseer
… The best single indicator of the health hazard of combustion … biomass fuels or sometimes
even coal. Although it is not possible to distinguish the health effects of different biomass fuels

[HTML][HTML] Association between biomass fuel use and risk of hypertension among Chinese older people: a cohort study

Y Deng, Q Gao, D Yang, H Hua, N Wang, F Ou… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
… , we should be vigilant with the blood pressure elevation and the resulting adverse health
hazards among elderly individuals after the return switch from clean fuels to biomass fuels. …