Biomass as residential energy in China: Current status and future perspectives

W Du, J Wang, Y Feng, W Duan, Z Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of biomass instead of fossil fuel and electricity generated mainly from fossil fuel in
residential sector could contribute to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality as it is a …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing human exposure to fine particulate matter in low and high-income countries: a systematic review of studies measuring personal PM2. 5 exposure

S Lim, E Bassey, B Bos, L Makacha, D Varaden… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Due to the adverse health effects of air pollution, researchers have advocated
for personal exposure measurements whereby individuals carry portable monitors in order …

Updated global black carbon emissions from 1960 to 2017: improvements, trends, and drivers

H Xu, Y Ren, W Zhang, W Meng, X Yun… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Accurate estimation of black carbon (BC) emissions is essential for assessing the health and
climate impact of this pollutant. Past emission inventories were associated with high …

Quantitative estimation of meteorological impacts and the COVID-19 lockdown reductions on NO2 and PM2. 5 over the Beijing area using Generalized Additive …

J Hua, Y Zhang, B de Foy, J Shang, JJ Schauer… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Unprecedented travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused remarkable
reductions in anthropogenic emissions, however, the Beijing area still experienced extreme …

A laboratory assessment of how biomass pellets could reduce indoor air pollution, mitigate climate change and benefit health compared to other solid fuels used in …

S Mawusi, P Shrestha, T Gao, M Liu, Z Li, M Jiao… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
To reduce indoor air pollution, the government of Ghana in 2019 formulated the renewable
energy master plan to help disseminate biomass pellets and stoves to 2,000,000 …

Synergistic health benefits of household stove upgrading and energy switching in rural China

W Meng, G Shen, H Shen, Y Chen, X Yun… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Rural residential energy switching from solid fuels to electricity and natural gas has resulted
in substantial health benefits in China. Here, we quantitatively estimated the environmental …

Lead pollution-related health of children in China: Disparity, challenge, and policy

J Dong, X Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) is a neurotoxic metal, and no level of lead exposure is safe for children. China has
still experienced problems on child lead poisoning even though the Chinese government …

[HTML][HTML] Contemporary blood lead levels of children aged 0–84 months in China: A national cross-sectional study

MM Li, ZY Gao, CY Dong, MQ Wu, J Yan, J Cao… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the global abundance of studies on children's lead (Pb) exposure, the magnitude of
Pb exposure among children across China remains unclear, especially for rural areas. In …

[HTML][HTML] LPG stove and fuel intervention among pregnant women reduce fine particle air pollution exposures in three countries: pilot results from the HAPIN trial

J Liao, MA Kirby, A Pillarisetti, R Piedrahita… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network trial is a multi-country study on
the effects of a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stove and fuel distribution intervention on …

Identifying the fundamental drives behind the 10-year evolution of northern China's rural household energy and emission: Implications for 2030 and beyond

Y Zhang, G Zhi, W Jin, P Xu, Z Li, Y Kong… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rural household energy, particularly solid fuels, in northern China is thought to be a major
source of air pollution. However, there is no complete, systematic, and reliable dataset for …