Air pollution dispersion from biomass stoves to neighboring homes in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indoor air pollution, including fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and carbon monoxide (CO), is a major risk factor for pneumonia and other respiratory diseases. Biomass-burning cookstoves are major contributors to PM_2.5 and CO concentrations. However, high concentrations of PM_2.5 (> 1000 μg/m³) have been observed in homes in Dhaka, Bangladesh that do not burn biomass. We described dispersion of PM_2.5 and CO from biomass burning into nearby homes in a low-income urban area of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Methods

We recruited 10 clusters of homes, each with one biomass-burning (index) home, and 3-4 neighboring homes that used cleaner fuels with no other major sources of PM_2.5 or CO. We administered a questionnair

SUBMITTER: Weaver AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6480710 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature