Efficacy of interventions targeting household air pollution from residential wood stoves.

ABSTRACT: Wood is commonly used for residential heating, but there are limited evidence-based interventions for reducing wood smoke exposures in the indoor environment. The Asthma Randomized Trial of Indoor Wood Smoke (ARTIS) study was designed to assess the efficacy of residential interventions to reduce indoor PM exposure from wood stoves. As part of a three-arm randomized placebo-controlled trial, two household-level interventions were evaluated: wood stove changeouts and air filtration units. Exposure outcomes included indoor measures such as continuous PM_2.5, particle counts, and carbon monoxide. Median indoor PM_2.5 concentration was 17.5 μg/m³ in wood-burning homes prior to interventions. No significant reductions in PM_2.5 concentrations were observe

SUBMITTER: Ward TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6384090 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature