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Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries [1]

A third of the world's population uses solid fuel derived from plant material (biomass) or coal for cooking, heating, or lighting. These fuels are smoky, often used in an open fire or simple stove with incomplete combustion, and result in a large amount of household air pollution when smoke is poorly vented. Air pollution is the biggest environmental cause of death worldwide, with household air pollution accounting for about 3·5—4 million deaths every year. Women and children living in severe poverty have the greatest exposures to household air pollution.

Publication Date: 
03/09/2014
Stephen B Gordon [2], Nigel G Bruce [3], Jonathan Grigg & et al [4]
Lancet Respiratory Medicine [5]
1-38
Tags:
Indoor Air Pollution [6], Health Effects [7], Respiratory Diseases [8], Africa [9], India [10], Animal Dung [11], Biomass [12], Coal [13], Chulhas (Cookstoves) [14], Lung Cancer [15], Farm Residues [16], Nepal [17], Firewood [18], Ethiopia [19], Kenya [20], Developing Countries [21]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/stephen-b-gordon
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nigel-g-bruce
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jonathan-grigg-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/lancet-respiratory-medicine
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indoor-air-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-dung
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chulhas-cookstoves
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lung-cancer
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farm-residues
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethiopia
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kenya
[21] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/developing-countries