Biomass fuels and respiratory diseases: a review of the evidence

C Torres-Duque, D Maldonado… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
Globally, about 50% of all households and 90% of rural households use solid fuels (coal
and biomass) as the main domestic source of energy, thus exposing approximately 50% of …

Ghana randomized air pollution and health study (GRAPHS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

DW Jack, KP Asante, BJ Wylie, SN Chillrud, RM Whyatt… - Trials, 2015 - Springer
Background Household air pollution exposure is a major health risk, but validated
interventions remain elusive. Methods/Design The Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and …

Assessing exposures to household air pollution in public health research and program evaluation

AL Northcross, N Hwang, K Balakrishnan, S Mehta - Ecohealth, 2015 - Springer
Exposure to smoke from the use of solid fuels and inefficient stoves for cooking and heating
is responsible for approximately 4 million premature deaths yearly. As increasing …

[PDF][PDF] Indoor air pollution from household fuel combustion in China: a review

J Zhang, KR Smith - The 10th International Conference on Indoor Air …, 2005 - Citeseer
Nearly all China's rural residents and a shrinking fraction of urban residents use solid fuels
(biomass and coal) for household cooking and heating. As a result, by use of global meta …

[HTML][HTML] Coronary heart disease and household air pollution from use of solid fuel: a systematic review

Z Fatmi, D Coggon - British medical bulletin, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Coronary heart disease and household air pollution from use of solid fuel: a systematic
review - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access keys NCBI …

Health effects of liquid and gaseous fuels for household energy use: systematic evidence mapping

E Nix, N Fleeman, F Lorenzetti, J Lewis… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Exposure to household air pollution results in a substantial global health burden. The World
Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Household Fuel Combustion …

Estimating the number of low-income americans exposed to household air pollution from burning solid fuels

DK Rogalsky, P Mendola, TA Metts… - Environmental health …, 2014 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Exposure to household air pollution (HAP) from inefficient biomass and coal
stoves kills nearly 4 million people every year worldwide. HAP is an environmental risk …

State and national household concentrations of PM2.5 from solid cookfuel use: Results from measurements and modeling in India for estimation of the global burden …

K Balakrishnan, S Ghosh, B Ganguli… - Environmental …, 2013 - Springer
Background Previous global burden of disease (GBD) estimates for household air pollution
(HAP) from solid cookfuel use were based on categorical indicators of exposure. Recent …

Household air pollution in India and respiratory diseases: current status and future directions

SK Jindal, AN Aggarwal, A Jindal - Current opinion in pulmonary …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Household air pollution is a common but preventable risk factor for respiratory diseases.
Replacement of solid cooking fuels with clean fuels such as LPG gas as exemplified by the …

Solid fuel use in rural China and its health effects

H Liao, X Tang, YM Wei - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Solid fuels such as firewood and coal are widely used for cooking and heating in the
developing countries, which result in serious indoor air pollutions and health effects …