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 …

Much of the global population spends most of their time indoors; however, air pollution
measurement, a proxy of exposure, occurs primarily outdoors. This fundamental disconnect …

In the Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) done as part of the Global Burden of Disease
project (GBD-2010), the global and regional burdens of household air pollution (HAP) due to …

Background Approximately 2.9 million deaths are attributed to ambient fine particle air
pollution around the world each year (PM 2.5). In general, cohort studies of mortality and …

Despite progress in many countries, air pollution, and especially fine particulate matter air
pollution (PM 2.5) remains a global health threat: over 6 million premature cardiovascular …

A bstract Solid fuels, an important source of severe Household Air Pollution (HAP) linked to
many adverse health outcomes, has been widely consumed around the world. China …

Background Exposure to household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with dirty fuels is a
leading health risk factor within Asia, Africa and Central/South America. The concentration of …

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 …

Background Household air pollution (HAP) from combustion of solid fuels is an important
contributor to disease burden in low-and middle-income countries (LIC, and MIC). However …

Exposure to ambient fine particular matter (PM 2.5) was responsible for 3.2 million
premature deaths in 2010 and is among the top ten leading risk factors for early death …