Widespread smoke from wildfires and biomass burning contributes to air pollution and the
deterioration of air quality and human health. A common and major emission of biomass …

Background Carbonaceous aerosols emitted from indoor and outdoor biomass burning are
major risk factors contributing to the global burden of disease. Wood tar aerosols, namely …

Coal tar pitch and its smoke are considered hazardous by-products and common pollutant
generated from coal industry processing. In this study, coal tar pitch and its smoke extracts …

Indoor air pollution is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Specifically, the
health impact of emissions from domestic burning of biomass and coal is most relevant and …

Residential wood burning is a major source of poorly characterized, deleterious particulate
matter, whose composition and toxicity may vary with wood type, burning condition and …

Wood dusts are associated with several respiratory symptoms, eg impaired lung function
and asthma, in exposed workers. However, despite the evidence from epidemiological …

Background Smoke from combustion of biomass fuels is a major risk factor for respiratory
disease, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to …

Wood burning is a major source of ambient particulate matter (PM) and has been
epidemiologically linked to adverse pulmonary health effects, however the impact of fuel and …

Combustion of biomass and wood for residential heating and/or cooking contributes
substantially to both ambient air and indoor levels of particulate matter (PM). Toxicological …

Context: Particulate matter (PM) has been identified as a major environmental pollutant
causing severe health problems. Large amounts of the harmful particulate matter (PM) are …