Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elsai Mati Asefa, Mekuria Teshome Mergia
Summary: Due to the majority of people spending most of their time in microenvironments, indoor air pollution (IAP) has gained more attention than outdoor air pollution. In Ethiopia, there is a higher concentration of IAP, with levels of particulate matters and gaseous pollutants exceeding the annual WHO exposure guidelines. The concentration of pollutants is influenced by geographical location, stove type, and household activities, with biomass fuel emissions and poor ventilation being the major contributors to high pollutant levels. Although improved cookstove technology has been proposed, further research is needed to understand the relationship between indoor air pollution and its health effects.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Daniel Pope, Michael Johnson, Nigel Fleeman, Kirstie Jagoe, Rui Duarte, Michelle Maden, Ramona Ludolph, Nigel Bruce, Matthew Shupler, Heather Adair-Rohani, Jessica Lewis
Summary: This review analyzed evidence from field studies on cleaner cooking technologies and fuels, indicating that interventions with clean fuels such as LPG and electricity significantly reduce kitchen concentrations and personal exposure to PM2.5 in household settings. However, stove stacking and background levels of ambient air pollution have hindered most clean fuel interventions from reaching the WHO-IT1 target level.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiawen Liao, Miles A. Kirby, Ajay Pillarisetti, Ricardo Piedrahita, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Sankar Sambandam, Krishnendu Mukhopadhyay, Wenlu Ye, Ghislaine Rosa, Fiona Majorin, Ephrem Dusabimana, Florien Ndagijimana, John P. McCracken, Erick Mollinedo, Oscar de Leon, Anaite Diaz-Artiga, Lisa M. Thompson, Katherine A. Kearns, Luke Naeher, Joshua Rosenthal, Maggie L. Clark, Kyle Steenland, Lance A. Waller, William Checkley, Jennifer L. Peel, Thomas Clasen, Michael Johnson
Summary: The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network trial is a multi-country study on the impacts of LPG stove and fuel distribution intervention on women's and children's health. Research conducted in Guatemala, India, and Rwanda found that the LPG intervention significantly reduced PM2.5 exposures in kitchens and for individuals, showing potential health benefits in transitioning from solid fuels to LPG.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Vidhiben Patel, Andrew Foster, Alison Salem, Amit Kumar, Vineet Kumar, Biplab Biswas, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Naresh Kumar
Summary: Increased exposure to solid fuel is associated with a higher likelihood of active TB history, as well as significant associations with TB for subjects using solid fuel and kerosene for heating and cooking. Smokers and solid fuel-exposed individuals are four times more likely to have a history of active TB compared to non-smokers and unexposed subjects.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mesafint Molla Adane, Getu Degu Alene, Seid Tiku Mereta
Summary: Through a cluster randomized controlled trial, this study demonstrated that biomass-fuelled improved cookstove intervention significantly reduces household air pollution concentration, with benefits over traditional methods. Implementing these cookstove technologies may be necessary to achieve reductions in household air pollution exposure.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erin Flanagan, Anna Oudin, John Walles, Asmamaw Abera, Kristoffer Mattisson, Christina Isaxon, Ebba Malmqvist
Summary: Air pollution poses a threat to human health, especially for pregnant women and their developing fetuses. This study in Ethiopia examines the association between ambient and indoor air pollution and adverse birth outcomes. The findings suggest a potential link between ambient NOX and NO2 exposure during pregnancy and increased risk of fetal death and stillbirth.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Economics
Susanna B. Berkouwer, Joshua T. Dean
Summary: We conducted an experiment in Nairobi, studying the energy efficient charcoal cookstove. The results show significant reduction in charcoal spending and a high annual return. However, households are only willing to pay a small amount for the stove. Loan availability increases willingness to pay, indicating credit constraints as a barrier to adopting optimal energy efficient technologies. Energy efficient technologies are crucial for sustainable development.
AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Nan Zhao, Yixiang Zhang, Xin Li, David K. K. Kimemia, Harold J. J. Annegarn, Tafadzwa Makonese, Renjie Dong, Yuguang Zhou
Summary: The usage of inefficient and unsafe cookstoves in low-income communities leads to significant health losses and injuries. Efforts to develop and promote clean cookstoves have focused on thermal and emission performance, with minimal attention given to safety aspects. The ISO TC285 Technical Committee is currently discussing the establishment of a universal biomass cooking stove standard to guide the development and marketing of safe and efficient products.
FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wei Du, Shaojie Zhuo, Jinze Wang, Zhihan Luo, Yuanchen Chen, Zhenglu Wang, Nan Lin, Hefa Cheng, Guofeng Shen, Shu Tao
Summary: Exposure to household air pollution from solid fuel use causes millions of premature deaths globally, with direct leakage from stoves believed to be the main cause. On-site measurements using a newly developed method quantitatively evaluated the leakage of gases and particulate matter from different fuel-stove combinations, showing higher indoor leakage from biomass burning compared to coal combustion.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Boris Alvarez, Alex Boso, Ignacio Rodriguez, Alvaro Hofflinger, Arturo Vallejos-Romero
Summary: The study reveals that certified firewood consumption in Temuco and Padre Las Casas, Chile, is influenced by situational and product-related variables such as price, availability, convenience, and time. Additionally, socio-demographic variables like income level, presence of older adults at home, and psycho-social variables including attention to air quality, knowledge level, discomfort from air pollution, and concern for health effects also play a role in determining the use of certified firewood.
ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaowei Cong, Juan Zhang, Rongli Sun, Yuepu Pu
Summary: The transition from indoor unclean fuel to clean fuel in households is associated with higher adult cognitive function. The presence or development of cardiovascular disease appears to impact the relationship between indoor air pollution and cognitive function, indicating a need for optimizing prevention and risk factor control in adults at higher risk for cognitive impairment and with indoor unclean cooking fuel use, especially in potentially vulnerable subgroups.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mona Abdo, Ernest Kanyomse, Rex Alirigia, Evan R. Coffey, Ricardo Piedrahita, David Diaz-Sanchez, Yolanda Hagar, Daniel J. Naumenko, Christine Wiedinmyer, Michael P. Hannigan, Abraham Rexford Oduro, Katherine L. Dickinson
Summary: The REACCTING intervention study in Northern Ghana showed that improved biomass cookstoves reduced biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation in adult primary cooks, but did not have a significant impact on anthropometric data or self-reported health outcomes.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yanan Luo, Yijing Zhong, Lihua Pang, Yihao Zhao, Richard Liang, Xiaoying Zheng
Summary: This study investigated the effects of indoor air pollution from solid fuel use on cognitive function among middle-aged and older individuals in China. Results showed that solid fuel users had worse cognitive function compared to clean fuel users, especially among females, those aged 65 years and above, individuals with primary school education or below, and those with cardiovascular diseases.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hehua Zhang, Yang Xia, Limin Cao, Qing Chang, Yuhong Zhao
Summary: The study found significant associations between outdoor air pollution and depressive symptoms, and increased occurrence of depressive symptoms in participants using both solid fuels for cooking and heating. Indoor solid fuel use for heating and high cooking frequency were also significantly associated with increased occurrence of depressive symptoms. This suggests that there may be antagonistic interactions between outdoor air pollution and indoor solid fuel use on depressive symptoms.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sushma Dhital, Dipesh Rupakheti, Maheswar Rupakheti, Xiufeng Yin, Yanli Liu, Joy James Mafiana, Mohammed Muneer Alareqi, Halabia Mohamednour, Benzhong Zhang
Summary: This study examined the research progress of indoor air pollution (IAP) through a scientometric analysis, revealing significant differences between developed and developing countries in this field. Current research focuses on global burden, comparative risk assessment, household air pollution, and author Kirk R. Smith has made important contributions. Studies related to rural, fossil-fuel toxicity, IAP, and exposure assessment have received particular attention.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
