Indoor Air Pollution

Outdoor air pollution in developing-country cities is difficult to overlook. Indoor air pollution caused by burning such traditional fuels as wood, crop residues, and dung is less evident, yet it is responsible for a significant part of country and...

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Main Author:	Smith, Kirk R.
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	SOLID FUELS ACUTE EXPOSURE ADVOCACY EFFORTS AFFORDABLE ENERGY AIR POLLUTANTS AIR POLLUTION AMBIENT AIR AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION AMBIENT AIR QUALITY BIOMASS BIOMASS ENERGY BIOMASS ENERGY USE BRIQUETTES BULLETIN BURNS CANCER CARBON CARBON MONOXIDE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CAUSES OF DEATH CHEMICAL TREATMENT CHRONIC EXPOSURE COAL COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONCENTRATION LEVELS DEATHS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISABILITY DISSEMINATION ELECTRICITY ENERGY SOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ESP FAMILIES FUEL EFFICIENCY FUELS GENDER ROLES GENERATION GLOBAL HEALTH GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL HEALTH BURDEN HEALTH RISKS HIGH QUALITY FUEL HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES HYDROCARBONS HYGIENE ILL HEALTH ILLNESSES INDOOR AIR INDOOR AIR POLLUTION INJURIES INSULATION INTERVENTION IRON LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL ECONOMY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MORTALITY NATURAL GAS NEWSLETTER NITROUS OXIDES NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE OIL PARASITIC DISEASES PARTICULATE PARTICULATES PELLETS PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POLLUTION POOR FAMILIES PUBLIC HEALTH RENEWABLE ENERGY RESPIRATORY DISEASES RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SANITATION SMOKE SOLAR ENERGY SOURCE OF ENERGY TRADITIONAL FUELS TUBERCULOSIS UNSAFE SEX VENTILATION WORLD ENERGY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WORLD POPULATION YOUNG CHILDREN STOVES FUELS SOLID FUELS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/11983153/indoor-air-pollution http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9723

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Summary:	Outdoor air pollution in developing-country cities is difficult to overlook. Indoor air pollution caused by burning such traditional fuels as wood, crop residues, and dung is less evident, yet it is responsible for a significant part of country and global disease burdens. The main groups affected are poor women and children in rural areas and urban slums as they go about their daily activities. This note reviews the evidence on health effects from indoor air pollution in developing countries, looking in detail at India. It outlines possible solutions and concludes that the only feasible long-term remedy is improved access to cleaner modern energy.

Indoor Air Pollution

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