Health Trade-Offs of Boiling Drinking Water with Solid Fuels: A Modeling Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Billions of the world's poorest households are faced with the lack of access to both safe drinking water and clean cooking. One solution to microbiologically contaminated water is boiling, often promoted without acknowledging the additional risks incurred from indoor air degradation from using solid fuels.

Objectives

This modeling study explores the trade-off of increased air pollution from boiling drinking water under multiple contamination and fuel use scenarios typical of low-income settings.

Methods

We calculated the total change in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from household air pollution (HAP) and diarrhea from fecal contamination of drinking water for scenarios of different source water quality, boiling effectiveness, and stove type. We use

SUBMITTER: Floess E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12184414 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature