Household Air Pollution from Cookstoves: Impacts on Health and Climate

Cooking Fuel Choice, Indoor Air Quality and Child Mortality in India

“…1 Since women are mainly responsible for cooking, and children spend most of their time with their mothers in developing countries, women and young children (especially, children under five years of age) tend to be more exposed to IAP (Edwards and Langpap, 2012). In India, approximately 56% of under-five children stay with their mothers at all times including during cooking (Rehfuess et al, 2011;Martin et al, 2014). Thus, the environmental risks from IAP to health are highest among the most vulnerable members of society.…”

Occupational exposure to indoor air pollution among bakery workers in Ethiopia; A comparison of electric and biomass cookstoves

“…In addition to health effects, the combustion of solid fuels is a significant contributor towards global warming and environmental damage. Black carbon operates as a short-term driver of global climate change through its ability to absorb heat and reflect sunlight (Schmidt, 2011;Martin et al, 2014;Chung et al, 2005). The levels of black carbon reported within the current paper are in excess of those typically reported in both high-income and lowmiddle-income countries (Downward et al, 2015;Durant et al, 2014;Eeftens et al, 2012).…”

Improving housing conditions: labelled loans in Kenya and Uganda

“…Improved sanitation arising from the installation of latrines and running water in households can reduce prevalence of such diarrheal diseases and thus result in better health security for the households' inhabitants (Environmental Health Project, 2004). Additionally, households with improved heating, lighting, and cooking facilities have lower risks of serious health hazards such as indoor air pollution and the probability of fires (Martin et al, 2014). A measurable reduction in the prevalence of diseases, however, takes considerable time -perhaps even intergenerationally.…”