A state–of–the-art review on indoor air pollution and strategies for indoor air pollution control

J González-Martín, NJR Kraakman, C Pérez, R Lebrero… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Indoor air pollution has traditionally received less attention than outdoors pollution despite
indoors pollutant levels are typically twice higher, and people spend 80–90% of their life in …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clean fuel programmes in India and ensuring sustainability for household energy needs

K Ravindra, M Kaur-Sidhu, S Mor, J Chakma… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Clean cooking energy strategies are critical for reducing air pollution, improving health, and
achieving related Sustainable Development Goals. The recent COVID-19 lockdowns may …

[PDF][PDF] COVID-19 lockdown and its impact on tropospheric NO2 concentrations over India using satellite-based data

A Biswal, T Singh, V Singh, K Ravindra, S Mor - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Abstract The World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 pandemic a global
public health emergency. Many countries of the world, including India, closed their borders …

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on ambient air quality in megacities of India and implication for air pollution control strategies

K Ravindra, T Singh, A Biswal, V Singh… - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
The impact of restrictions during various phases of COVID-19 lockdown on daily mean PM
2.5 concentration in five Indian megacities (New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, and …

Trend in household energy consumption pattern in India: A case study on the influence of socio-cultural factors for the choice of clean fuel use

K Ravindra, M Kaur-Sidhu, S Mor, S John - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Solid biomass fuel use is closely intertwined with the life of rural households in Asia.
However, its consumption and demand vary significantly across different countries, states …

[HTML][HTML] In-kitchen aerosol exposure in twelve cities across the globe

P Kumar, S Hama, RA Abbass, T Nogueira… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Poor ventilation and polluting cooking fuels in low-income homes cause high exposure, yet
relevant global studies are limited. We assessed exposure to in-kitchen particulate matter …

Real-time monitoring of air pollutants in seven cities of North India during crop residue burning and their relationship with meteorology and transboundary movement …

K Ravindra, T Singh, S Mor, V Singh, TK Mandal… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Air pollutants emissions due to the burning of crop residues could adversely affect human
health, environment, and climate. Hence, a multicity campaign was conducted during crop …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of intervention of biomass cookstove technologies and kitchen characteristics on indoor air quality and human exposure in rural settings of India

D Sharma, S Jain - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impact of increased levels of indoor air pollution (IAP) caused
due to biomass burning in the rural households of Northern India. A comparative …

Scoping review of indoor air quality indexes: Characterization and applications

M Pourkiaei, AC Romain - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Better understanding of indoor air quality (IAQ) and parameters affecting it, can improve the
management of indoor environment quality (IEQ), reduce health risks, and enhance the …

[HTML][HTML] CO2 exposure, ventilation, thermal comfort and health risks in low-income home kitchens of twelve global cities

P Kumar, S Hama, RA Abbass, T Nogueira… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
In-kitchen air pollution is a leading environmental issue, attributable to extensive cooking,
poor ventilation and the use of polluting fuels. We carried out a week-long monitoring of CO …