Association of household cooking location behaviour with acute respiratory infections among children aged under five years; a cross sectional analysis of 30 Sub …

KE Woolley, GN Thomas, B Kirenga, G Okello… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Cooking location among households using solid biomass cooking fuels may
have implications for exposure to harmful levels of Household Air Pollution (HAP). However …

The performance of different ventilation methods in residential kitchens with different spatial organizations: A literature review

J Zhang, J Gao, J Wang, C Cao, M Xie, L Zeng… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies have shown that the ventilation is of great significance in controlling the harmful
cooking oil fume (COF) that is generated during cooking process and is mainly composed of …

An appraisal of air quality, thermal comfort, acoustic, and health risk of household kitchens in a developing country

SO Giwa, CN Nwaokocha, M Sharifpur - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Few studies have documented the air quality, noise, thermal comfort, and health risk
assessment of household kitchens related to Sub-Sahara Africa. In this paper, air quality …

Dung biomass smoke activates inflammatory signaling pathways in human small airway epithelial cells

CE McCarthy, PF Duffney, R Gelein… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Animal dung is a biomass fuel burned by vulnerable populations who cannot afford cleaner
sources of energy, such as wood and gas, for cooking and heating their homes. Exposure to …

Household fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations from cooking fuels: the case in an urban setting, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia

A Admasie, A Kumie, A Worku, W Tsehayu - Air Quality, Atmosphere & …, 2019 - Springer
Household air pollution from biomass fuel is a main cause of health problem in Ethiopia,
since 93% of households use solid fuel for cooking. Household air pollution studies are …

Exposures to and origins of carbonaceous PM2. 5 in a cookstove intervention in Northern Ghana

R Piedrahita, E Kanyomse, E Coffey, M Xie… - Science of The Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract REACCTING (Research on Emissions Air Quality, Climate, and Cooking
Technologies in Northern Ghana) was a 200-home cookstove intervention study from 2013 …

Solar food processing and cooking methodologies

A Saxena, V Goel, M Karakilcik - Applications of Solar Energy, 2018 - Springer
In this study, a theoretical analysis of food processing (eg, solar drying), worldwide cooking
pattern, and cooking methods by using the solar energy has been reviewed. Solar food …

The association between household air pollution and blood pressure in Obuasi municipality, Ghana

T Tawiah, M Shupler, S Gyaase… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Emerging evidence suggests a possible link between exposure to household air pollution
(HAP) from a reliance on polluting solid fuels (SFs)(eg, wood and charcoal) for cooking and …

[PDF][PDF] The landscape of energy for cooking in Ghana: A review

S Bawakyillenuo, AO Crentsil, IK Agbelie… - Mod Energy Cook …, 2021 - mecs.org.uk
1.1 Background The importance of energy to the human society cannot be over emphasized
as all human activities are driven by energy in different forms, types and structures. The …

Reduction in black carbon concentration and its exposure in rural settings of Northern India: An intervention analysis

D Sharma, S Jain - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study estimated the concentration of black carbon (BC 10 and BC 2.5) during
cooking hours in three types of kitchen in ten households and two improved cookstoves …