Studies have shown that exposure to particulate matter (PM) emitted while cooking is related
to adverse human health effects. The level of PM emissions during cooking varies with …

In low-income societies, domestic cooking is the most immediate and fundamental use of
energy. The need to create sources of renewable energy has increased with the global …

In Ethiopia biomass is predominantly utilized for household energy needs often using
inefficient rudimentary stoves which cause adverse environmental and welfare effects. This …

The rhetoric on development benefits of energy access often focuses on education,
livelihoods and health. Using case studies of two energy access projects in India, this paper …

Household air pollution generated from solid fuel use for cooking is one of the leading risk
factors for ill-health globally. Deployment of advanced cookstoves to reduce emissions has …

Cooking with open fire has been crucial for occupants' health due to poor Indoor Air Quality
(IAQ) in most of the rural households. IAQ is affected by many factors, such as firewood …

The use of biomass solid fuels (BSFs) for cooking, contribute significantly to the household
air pollution (HAP) in developing countries. Emissions resulting from a variety of BSFs (cow …

According to literature data, some of the main factors which significantly affect the quality of
the indoor environment in residential households or apartments are human activities such …

Traditional cooking using biomass is associated with ill health, local environmental
degradation, and regional climate change. Clean stoves (liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) …

Energy poverty, which is the lack of access to clean and economical energy services, is a
serious problem in many developing countries. Traditional cooking processes based on …