Available studies indicate that indoor air pollution (IAP) from household cooking and space
heating apparently causes substantial ill‐health in developing countries where the majority …

Objective Nearly all China's rural residents and a shrinking fraction of urban residents use
solid fuels (biomass and coal) for household cooking and/or heating. Consequently, global …

This chapter summarizes the methodology used to assess the burden of disease caused by
indoor air pollution from household use of solid fuels. Most research into and control of …

Background Household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with solid fuels has become a
leading cause of death and disability in many developing countries including Bangladesh …

Environmental and occupational risk factors contribute to nearly 40% of the national burden
of disease in India, with air pollution in the indoor and outdoor environment ranking amongst …

Abstract Globally, 41% of households, over 2.8 billion people, rely on solid fuels (coal and
biomass) for cooking and heating. In developing countries in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa …

Direct exposure to household fine particulate air pollution (HAP) associated with inefficient
combustion of fuels (wood, charcoal, coal, crop residues, kerosene, etc.) for cooking, space …

Globally, almost 3 billion people rely on biomass (wood, charcoal, crop residues, and dung)
and coal as their primary source of domestic energy. Exposure to indoor air pollution (IAP) …

Most of the research around the world has been on outdoor air pollution, but in India we
have a more severe problem of Indoor Air Pollution (IAP). The foremost factor cited for is …

Half of the world's population still relies on solid fuels to fulfill its energy needs for cooking
and space heating, leading to high levels of household air pollution (HAP), adversely …