Despite the fact that the knowledge that air pollution promotes adverse health effects is not
new, studies on pollution derived from indoor sources has received considerably less
attention, mostly because its effects are less evident in areas where “hard science” is
produced. In this study, the health consequences of prolonged exposure to indoor pollution
generated by biomass-burning stoves are summarised. This kind of exposure is associated
with respiratory, cardiovascular, reproductive and cancer outcomes. Considering that the …