More than half the world's population still rely on burning biomass fuels to heat and light
their homes and cook food. Household air pollution, a common component of which is …

Worldwide, over 4 million premature deaths each year are attributed to the burning of
biomass fuels for cooking and heating. Epidemiological studies associate household air …

Identification of constituents responsible for the pulmonary toxicity of fugitive combustion
emission source particles may provide insight into the adverse health effects associated with …

The traditional cook stove is a major contributor to combustion-derived soot particles, which
contain various chemical species that may cause a significant impact to human health and …

Current levels of ambient air fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) are associated with mortality
and morbidity in urban populations worldwide. In residential areas wood combustion is one …

Biomass burning (BB) has an important impact on local/regional air quality and human
health in China, but most previous studies overlooked the influence of atmospheric aging …

Wood combustion is a significant source of ambient particulate matter (PM) in many regions
of the world. Exposure occurs through inhalation or ingestion after deposition of wood …

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 …

Particulates are small particles of solid or liquid suspended in liquid or air. In vitro studies
show that particles generate reactive oxygen species, deplete endogenous antioxidants …

Wood burning contributes to indoor and ambient particulate matter (PM) pollution and has
been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Here, we present an integrated …