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Construction & Building Technology
Ethan S. Walker, Curtis W. Noonan, Erin O. Semmens, Desirae Ware, Paul Smith, Bert B. Boyer, Esther Erdei, Scarlett E. Hopkins, Johnnye Lewis, Annie Belcourt, Tony J. Ward
Summary: Household heating with wood stoves in rural areas of the US can lead to elevated indoor PM2.5 concentrations. Failure to clean chimneys and use of low-quality stoves can significantly increase PM2.5 levels. Regionally appropriate interventions such as upgrading to higher-quality stoves and regular chimney cleaning are essential for improving indoor air quality in rural wood-burning regions.
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Chemistry, Analytical
Jenna C. Ditto, Leigh R. Crilley, Melodie Lao, Trevor C. VandenBoer, Jonathan P. D. Abbatt, Arthur W. H. Chan
Summary: Gas and particulate emissions from commercial kitchens significantly impact urban air quality. This study analyzed volatile organic compounds and particulate matter concentrations in a well-ventilated commercial kitchen during cooking and cleaning operations. The results showed that cooking emissions primarily consist of oxygenated compounds from cooking oil degradation. The high ventilation rate effectively reduces exposure to gas-phase chemicals, but exposure to particulate matter and chlorinated gases increases during evening cleaning. This highlights the importance of careful consideration of ventilation rates and methods in commercial kitchen environments.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-PROCESSES & IMPACTS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Yaqun Zhang, Jie Qiu, Min Zhou, Xiaochun He, Hongmei Cui, Xiaoying Xu, Ling Lv, Xiaojuan Lin, Chong Zhang, Honghong Zhang, Ruifeng Xu, Bin Yi, Baohong Mao, Huang Huang, Lan Jin, Haoran Zhuo, Peiyuan Sun, Qing Liu, Yawei Zhang
Summary: This study found that using biomass or electromagnetic stoves for cooking during pregnancy was associated with an increased risk of birth defects, especially in non-congenital heart disease defects. Additional research is needed to confirm these findings and to estimate the associations for individual birth defects with larger sample sizes or greater statistical power.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yucheng He, Sanika Ravindra Nishandar, Rufus David Edwards, Marko Princevac
Summary: Cooking stoves emit significant PM2.5 in homes, which has major health impacts in rural communities. The installation of chimneys can substantially reduce indoor emissions compared to open fires. while some fraction of the emissions leak directly into the indoor air.
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Environmental Sciences
Ajay Pillarisetti, Line W. H. Alnes, Wenlu Ye, John P. McCracken, Eduardo Canuz, Kirk R. Smith
Summary: Household air pollution from solid fuel combustion is a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. Short-term measurements are commonly used to assess the health risks of household air pollution exposure, but their ability to predict longer-term averages is not well understood. In Guatemala, we used a low-cost sensor to measure particle and temperature levels in the kitchens of 8 homes over 120-333 days. We found that a single 24-hour measurement had a 32-39% chance of being within 25% of the household-level mean, and the RMSE of a single 24-hour measurement was 4.5 times higher than the mean of weekly measurements. Sampling once per week or per month yielded estimates that were closer to the overall average and had smaller errors.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Juan Qi, Lianxin Liu, Jianjun Wu
Summary: Inefficient residential solid fuel combustion has negative impacts on the environment and health. The advanced biomass gasifier cooking stove presented in this study has the potential to save energy and reduce emissions. It effectively reduces CO2 and PM2.5 emissions while increasing thermal efficiency.
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Engineering, Environmental
Mohammad Maksimul Islam, Roshan Wathore, Hisham Zerriffi, Julian D. Marshall, Rob Bailis, Andrew P. Grieshop
Summary: We conducted indoor air quality measurements during a multiyear cookstove randomized control trial in rural areas in India. The results suggest that the use of improved stove technology and kitchen ventilation facilities can significantly reduce PM2.5 concentrations in the air.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Nitya Kumar, Eunice Phillip, Helen Cooper, Megan Davis, Jessica Langevin, Mike Clifford, Debbi Stanistreet
Summary: This study reviewed the impact of improved biomass cookstoves on air quality and blood pressure in low-middle income households. The results showed that interventions led to significant reductions in CO, PM2.5, SBP, and DBP, with the most effective reductions seen in cookstoves with a chimney feature.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Benjamin Pohl, Stephanie Dos Santos, Guy Martial Bai, Yacouba Compaore, Kassoum Dianou, Julita Diallo-Dudek, Abdramane Soura, Serge Janicot
Summary: This study in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, measured indoor air temperature and humidity in seven houses of different architecture for 13 months, revealing significant temperature variations between houses, especially in the hottest season. The results showed that in the spring, the hottest season, inhabitants of some houses were almost constantly exposed to significant heat stress.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Estela D. Vicente, Daniela Figueiredo, Catia Goncalves, Isabel Lopes, Helena Oliveira, Nora Kovats, Teresa Pinheiro, Celia A. Alves
Summary: The study found that indoor particles released from the fireplace were the most toxic, with a more severe impact on A549 cell metabolic activity. Furthermore, after exposure to PM10, apoptotic cell death was identified as the main pathway of cell death.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Sumit Sankhyan, Sameer Patel, Erin F. Katz, Peter F. DeCarlo, Delphine K. Farmer, William W. Nazaroff, Marina E. Vance
Summary: Particle emissions from cooking are a significant contributor to indoor air pollution, with light-absorbing carbon being an important component. The study found that indoor-to-outdoor ratios of BC and BrC were 0.6 and 0.7 during periods of no activity, with indoor BC exposure levels during Thanksgiving experiments being approximately 4 times higher compared to background conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-PROCESSES & IMPACTS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Solomon O. Giwa, Johnson O. Oladosu, Musediq A. Sulaiman, Raymond T. Taziwa, Moshen Sharifpur
Summary: This study investigates the impact of ventilation conditions and stove locations on air quality and thermal comfort in a kitchen where fish is fried using African cooking styles with palm oil. The results show that bleaching and frying increase the concentrations of pollutants, temperature, and carbon monoxide, while reducing relative humidity. Opening windows and doors and placing the stove near the window can improve indoor temperature and air quality by reducing pollutant concentrations, while increasing humidity. Bleaching and frying with palm oil are found to be harmful to human health and thermal comfort.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fanta Barry, Marie Sawadogo, Maimouna Bologo (Traore), Igor W. K. Ouedraogo, Thomas Dogot
Summary: This article assesses the challenges of gasification energy in the industrial sector in Burkina Faso, identifying socio-cultural and organizational barriers as the most critical issue in the adoption of gasification.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shuxiu Zheng, Huizhong Shen, Guofeng Shen, Yilin Chen, Jianmin Ma, Hefa Cheng, Shu Tao
Summary: The concentrations of gas species and particulate matter during Chinese cooking show vertical variations, with different cooking activities affecting pollutant distribution and concentration differently. Individuals of different heights are exposed to varying levels of household air pollution during cooking.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Gildas G. C. Assogba, David Berre, Myriam Adam, Katrien Descheemaeker
Summary: Agriculture in semi-arid Burkina Faso is dominated by mixed crop-livestock smallholder farms, which have limited investment capacity in production factors. Farmers in this region try to make the best use of available resources based on principles of agro-ecology. However, the current farm management options are unable to sustain crop and livestock production and fulfil household food requirements.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Peter Dambach, Issouf Traore, Achim Kaiser, Ali Sie, Rainer Sauerborn, Norbert Becker
Article
Infectious Diseases
Peter Dambach, Michael Schleicher, Hans-Christian Stahl, Issouf Traore, Norbert Becker, Achim Kaiser, Ali Sie, Rainer Sauerborn
Review
Nursing
Shelby Yamamoto, Shahirose Premji
JOURNAL OF MIDWIFERY & WOMENS HEALTH
(2017)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Aldiouma Diallo, Ali Sie, Sodiomon Sirima, Khadime Sylla, Mahmadou Ndiaye, Mamadou Bountogo, Esperance Ouedraogo, Roger Tine, Assane Ndiaye, Boubacar Coulibaly, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Babacar Faye, El Hadji Ba, Guillaume Compaore, Alfred Tiono, Cheikh Sokhna, Maurice Ye, Amidou Diarra, Edith Roset Bahmanyar, Melanie De Boer, Jean-Yves Pircon, Effua Abigail Usuf
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Psychiatry
Adrian Loerbroks, Jos A. Bosch, Aziz Sheikh, Shelby Yamamoto, Raphael M. Herr
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
(2018)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Shelby S. Yamamoto, Shahirose S. Premji, Elias C. Nyanza, Ola Jahanpour
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jasmin Isler, N. Helene Sawadogo, Guy Harling, Till Baernighausen, Maya Adam, Moubassira Kagone, Ali Sie, Merlin Greuel, Shannon A. McMahon
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shelby S. Yamamoto, Elaine Yacyshyn, Gian S. Jhangri, Arvind Chopra, Divya Parmar, C. Allyson Jones
Correction
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jasmin Isler, N. Helene Sawadogo, Guy Harling, Till Baernighausen, Maya Adam, Moubassira Kagone, Ali Sie, Merlin Greuel, Shannon A. McMahon
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2020)
Article
Nursing
Maya R. Kalogirou, Sherry Dahlke, Sandra Davidson, Shelby Yamamoto
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2020)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sophie Huhn, Miriam Axt, Hanns-Christian Gunga, Martina Anna Maggioni, Stephen Munga, David Obor, Ali Sie, Valentin Boudo, Aditi Bunker, Rainer Sauerborn, Till Baernighausen, Sandra Barteit
Summary: This review examines the current usage of affordable wearable devices in health research. The findings show that wearables have been widely applied in fields such as COVID-19 prediction, fertility tracking, heat-related illness, drug effects, and psychological interventions. However, there is a lack of research on wearable devices in low-resource contexts.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mara Koch, Ina Matzke, Sophie Huhn, Hanns-Christian Gunga, Martina Anna Maggioni, Stephen Munga, David Obor, Ali Sie, Valentin Boudo, Aditi Bunker, Peter Dambach, Till Baernighausen, Sandra Barteit
Summary: This review maps existing research on wearables used to detect direct health impacts and individual exposure during climate change-induced weather extremes. Most studies focus on the adverse health effects of heat exposure on sleep, physical activity, and heart rate, highlighting the need for further research in low-income countries and vulnerable populations.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mara Koch, Ina Matzke, Sophie Huhn, Ali Sie, Valentin Boudo, Guillaume Compaore, Martina Anna Maggioni, Aditi Bunker, Till Barnighausen, Peter Dambach, Sandra Barteit
Summary: This observational study used wearable devices to examine the relationship between weather exposure and population health in rural Burkina Faso. The results showed that heat exposure had a significant negative impact on sleep duration and daily activity, while heavy rainfall exposure did not have a negative health impact. These findings are important for guiding adaptation measures.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Maria Nilsson, Ali Sie, Kanyiva Muindi, Aditi Bunker, Vijendra Ingole, Kristie L. Ebi
Summary: Weather, climate, and climate change have significant impacts on human health, with most research focused on high-income countries and limited studies from low- and middle-income countries. The main health effects of climate change are driven by rising temperatures, sea level rise, and extreme weather events. Health risks are unevenly distributed globally and climate change is likely to exacerbate existing health challenges and inequalities.
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION
(2021)
Article
Parasitology
Sabrina Wehner, Gabriele Stieglbauer, Corneille Traore, Ali Sie, Heiko Becher, Olaf Mueller