A global review of the state of the evidence of household air pollution's contribution to ambient fine particulate matter and their related health impacts.

ABSTRACT: Direct exposure to household fine particulate air pollution (HAP) associated with inefficient combustion of fuels (wood, charcoal, coal, crop residues, kerosene, etc.) for cooking, space-heating, and lighting is estimated to result in 2.3 (1.6-3.1) million premature yearly deaths globally. HAP emitted indoors escapes outdoors and is a leading source of outdoor ambient fine particulate air pollution (AAP) in low- and middle-income countries, often being a larger contributor than well-recognized sources including road transport, industry, coal-fired power plants, brick kilns, and construction dust. We review published scientific studies that model the contribution of HAP to AAP at global and major sub-regional scales. We describe strengths and limitations of the current state of knowledge on

SUBMITTER: Chowdhury S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10378453 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature