Objective To examine cooking practices and 24-h personal and kitchen area exposures to
fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and black carbon in cooks using biomass in Ghana. Methods …

Personal and indoor exposure to PM 2.5 and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were
measured in households in the Njombe district of Tanzania. Cooking is conducted indoors in …

Background Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) is a leading cause of respiratory and
cardiopulmonary illnesses. Particulate matter (PM2. 5) and carbon monoxide (CO) are …

The use of biomass energy over open fires in sub-Saharan Africa is rampant yet it is
associated with air pollution. Information on the contribution of common biomass like …

Abstract Household Air Pollution (HAP) from biomass cooking fuels is a major cause of
morbidity and mortality in low-income settings worldwide. In Nepal the use of open stoves …

Solid fuel burning cookstoves are a major source of household air pollution (HAP) and a
significant environmental health risk in Sri Lanka. We report results of the first field study in …

2. Methods The REACCTING study took place in the Kassena-Nankana (KN) districts of the
Upper East Region (figure 1) in Northern Ghana from November 2013 through January …

Background Relatively clean cooking fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) emit less
fine particulate matter (PM 2· 5) and carbon monoxide (CO) than polluting fuels (eg, wood …

With 2.8 billion biomass users globally, household air pollution remains a public health
threat in many low-and middle-income countries. However, little evidence on pollution levels …

Background Over 40% of the world's population relies on solid fuels for heating and cooking.
Use of improved biomass cookstoves (ICS) has the potential to reduce household air …