Globally, approximately 3 billion primarily cook using inefficient and poorly vented
combustion devices, leading to unsafe levels of household air pollution (HAP) in and around …

Background Household air pollution (HAP) from solid fuel use is associated with adverse
birth outcomes, but data for exposure–response relationships are scarce. We examined …

Heavy use of solid fuels in rural households of northern China emits huge amounts of fine
particulate matter (ie, PM 2.5) that pose notable indoor air pollution and severe inhalation …

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is rapidly urbanizing, and ambient air pollution has
emerged as a major environmental health concern in growing cities. Yet, effective air quality …

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 …

Background Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stoves have been promoted in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs) as a clean energy alternative to biomass burning cookstoves …

Extensive research has documented that elevated air pollution increases mortality and
morbidity, with estimates reaching 8 million deaths per year. Many of the world's one billion …

Air pollution is a recognized risk factor for impaired lung health and increased morbidity and
mortality globally. Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) has been linked to respiratory illness, but …

Assessment of personal exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less
than or 2.5 µm (PM2. 5) is necessary to study the association between PM exposure and …

Exposure to respirable dust (RD; the mass fraction of inhaled particles that penetrate to the
unciliated airways) is a major health concern in a variety of workplaces. While the estimation …