Household and personal air pollution exposure measurements from 120 communities in eight countries: results from the PURE-AIR study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 2·8 billion people are exposed to household air pollution from cooking with polluting fuels. Few monitoring studies have systematically measured health-damaging air pollutant (ie, fine particulate matter [PM_2·5] and black carbon) concentrations from a wide range of cooking fuels across diverse populations. This multinational study aimed to assess the magnitude of kitchen concentrations and personal exposures to PM_2·5 and black carbon in rural communities with a wide range of cooking environments.

Methods

As part of the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) cohort, the PURE-AIR study was done in 120 rural communities in eight countries (Bangladesh, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe). Dat

SUBMITTER: Shupler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7591267 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature