... the main healtheffects Table 1 Sources and characteristics of varied indoorair pollutants and associated health effects 7Pollutant* Sources and characteristics Associated health effects Environmental ... relation to indoor cooking res in developing coun-tries: a methodological comparison. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2005; 208: 219–225. 21 World Health Organization. Indoorairpollutionfrom solid ... in industrialized countries.9,10 INDOOR AIRPOLLUTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Household use of solid fuels is the most widespread source of indoorairpollution worldwide; solid fuels are...
... of multiple indoor air pollutants. It is used as a complementary indica-tor to decrease indoorpollution level in total andachieve healthy indoorair environment.109)The in-door air concentration ... of SHSwasproposed as health impairments caused by indoorair pollution, regard-less of the place, causati ve substance, or pathogen-esis.”15)The health effect of airpollution in schoolshas ... compounds (VOC)in indoor air. Indoor Environ., 10, 147–154 (inJapanese).71) Chikara, H., Iwamoto,S.andYoshimura,T.(2009) IndoorAirPollution of volatile organiccompounds Indoor/ Outdoor concentration,...
... The national burden of disease fromindoor air pollution in India. In: Raw G, Aizlewood C, Warren P, eds. Indoor Air 99, the 8th International Conference on IndoorAir Qualityand Climate, August ... found1083Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000, 78 (9) Indoor airpollution in developing countries Indoorairpollution in developing countries: amajor environmental and public health challengeNigel ... 181–186.131. Indoor airpollutionfrom biomass fuel.Geneva, World Health Organization, 1992 (unpublished document WHO/PEP/92–3).132. Reid H, Smith KR, Sherchand B. Indoor smoke exposuresfromtraditional...
... Energy and IndoorAirPollution on the Health of the PoorImplications for Policy Action and Intervention Measures Addressing the Impact of Household Energy and Indoor Air Pollution on the Health ... and IndoorAirPollution on the Health of the PoorImplications for Policy Action and Intervention Measures|9 42|Addressing the Impact of Household Energy and IndoorAirPollution on the Health ... (formal or informal), indoorair pollution also contributes to outdoor air pollution. In Soweto, South Africa for example, indoor coal-burning has a profound impact on ambient air pollution, exacerbated...
... between IndoorAir Pollution, Household Energy and Human Health Report from Washington Consultation|23 2| The Health Burden of IndoorAirPollution ExposureLevels of Smoke Pollution Studies from ... between IndoorAir Pollution, Household Energy and Human Health Report from Washington Consultation|7Tackling indoorair pollution: examples of key activities to dateã Biofuels, AirPollution ... between IndoorAir Pollution, Household Energy and Human Health Report from Washington Consultation Addressing the Links between IndoorAir Pollution, Household Energy and Human Health Report from...
... the health professional and to thepatient.General Information on IndoorAir Pollution For the health professional:American Lung Association. HealthEffects and Sources of Indoor Air Pollution, ... 1992.146(4): 823-824.Gold, D.R. IndoorAirPollution . Clinics in Chest Medicine.June 1992. 13(2):215-229.Samet, J.M., Spengler,J.D., eds. IndoorAirPollution — A Health Perspective. Johns Hopkins ... remove indoor air pollutants. While it is true that plants remove carbon diox-ide from the air, and the ability of plants to remove certainother pollutants from water is the basis for some pollution...
... Moscow.22 A PROMISING, ECONOMICAL SOLUTIONTO INDOORAIR POLLUTION The first and most obvious step in reducing indoorairpollution is to reduce off-gassing from building materials and furnishings ... 23.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.NationalResearchCouncil,CommitteeonIndoorPollutants.1981.Indoorpollutants.Washington: National AcademyPress.Nero,A.V., Jr. 1988.Controllingindoorair pollution. Scientific American 258(5):42-48.Marklein, M.B. 1989. Taking a healthy ... and air pollutants, only indoorair is addressed here.In this study the leaves, roots, soil, and associated microorganisms of plants have beenevaluated as a possible means of reducing indoor air...
... polluted air. Yet in rural areas of developing countries, indoor airpollution can be much worse than atmospheric pollution levels in big cities. Indoor airpollution is a major public health prob-lem ... Bruce. 2000. In-door airpollution in developing countries and acute respiratoryinfections in children. Thorax 55: 518–532.vMishra, V. In press. Indoorairpollutionfrom biomass com-bustion ... 107: 670–676.xiSmith, K.R. 2002. Indoorairpollution in developing countries:recommendations for research. IndoorAir 12: 1–7.See also National Family Health Survey Bulletins athttp://www2.eastwestcenter.org/pop/pop53001.htm...
... Introduction Indoor airpollution is recognized as a significantsource of potential health risks to exposed popula-tions throughout the world. The major sources of indoor airpollution worldwide ... households.1.4 Healtheffects of exposure to biomasssmoke Supporting evidence for healtheffects associatedwith exposure to smoke from biomass combustionis provided by studies on outdoor air pollution, ... time. Thus, although air pollutant emissions are dominated by outdoorsources, human exposure to air pollutants is dominated by the indoor environment.7 12 IndoorAirPollution Associated...
... (World Health Organization). 2002a. “Addressing the Linksbetween IndoorAir Pollution, Household Energy, and Human Health: Based on the WHO-USAID Global Consultation on the Health Impactof Indoor ... Policy Makers: IndoorAir Pollution. ”Geneva: WHO. http://www.who.int/indoorair/policy/en/.———. 2004d. “The World Health Survey.” Geneva: WHO. http://www3.who.int/whs/.———. 2004e. From Theory ... and Young Children to Indoor Air Pollution in Developing Countries.” Paper prepared for USAID/WHOInternational Consultation on Household Energy, Indoor Air Pollution and Health, Washington, DC,...
... analysisoffactorsfordemand/uptake.Assessingreasonsforpurchasing/notpurchasingoneormoreproducts.Thiscouldincludewillingness‐to‐pay,socioeconomicindicators,exposuretobehaviour‐changeactivities,technologicalbenefits, health benefits,etc.Exposureand health measurementofhousehold airpollution andexposurewithstovesineverydayuse 14project,however,thesestovesappeartobewell‐likedandwell‐used,andarereportedtosavewood,reducesmokeandtheconsequentirritation,cough,headaches,etc.,aswellasthelevelofsootinthekitchen.Womenhavere‐organisedtheirkitchensinresponsetothis,bringingpotsandotherutensilsmuchclosertothestove.Thereasonsforthisinconsistencybetweenfieldexperience(reportedreductionsinsmokeandirritation)andtestfindings(forPM2.5)arenotclear,asreductionsinambientkitchenPM2.5ofsomewherearound40‐50%(atleast)mightbeexpectedgiventhereportedimprovementsinthekitchenenvironment.Theprojectteamusedanestablishedprotocolandequipmentformakingthemeasurements.Informationonthenumbersofstovesadoptedineachcommunity,andhencelevel(%)ofuptake,wasnotreportedacrossthestudyareaoravailabletous(althoughthesedatashouldbeavailabletotheproject).Itisthereforenotpossibletocommentonwhetheradoptionhasmetthetargetsetintheprojectobjectives.Whileeffectivenessofthestovesremainsopentoquestionandwillbefurtherassessedoncethenewmeasurementresultsareavailable,themodelofpromotionandsaleofacook‐stoveproductthatiswell‐likedandusedisanimportantachievementandofvalueforthefutureoftheproject.SynergiesTheapproachofcombiningthepromotionanddeliveryofHWTSandHHEproductsmetwithacrosstheboardpositiveresponses.Itappearsmorecost‐effectivethanifthesameproductswerepromotedthroughseparateprogrammes.Combineddeliverymayalsoachievehighercompliance,butthisdoesneedfurtheranalysis.Therewerenosubstantiveconcernswithanyofthecriteriaidentified from thebackgroundreviewpaper.Impacton health outcomesAnalysisoftheresultsoftheimpactsoftheinterventionsondiarrhoeaandpneumoniaincidenceisawaited.Itcanbeexpectedthatthereportedlevelofcompliancewithwatertreatmentwouldhavesomeimpactondiarrhoea,particularlywherethehigherlevelshavebeenreached.Ontheotherhand,theverymodestreductioninPM2.5levelsrecordedfortheUpesistovewouldnot(ifconfirmed)beexpectedtoleadtosubstantialreductionsinriskofpneumonia.SustainabilityandscalingupWithrespecttothetwolinkedissuesofsustainabilityandscaling‐uptheoutcomeoftheevaluationalsoispositive,althoughbothdependtosomedegreeatleastontheexistenceandmodusoperandiofSWAP.Thevendorsspokentosaidthattheywerecommittedtocontinuingtheirwork,evenifSWAPceasedoperations,butonlyiftheycouldstillobtaintheproducts. From theperspectiveoftheSWAPmanagement,thevendorsarestilldependentonSWAP’ssupportwithtraining,followupvisits,supplyofproducts,motivatingthemwithincentivesandsoon.SWAPitselfisalsostilldonordependent,andhasrecentlydevelopedabusinessplantoraiseitsownincome.However,giventhefactthatSWAPoperatesasimilarmethodologyacrossitswholeareaofoperationsfordeliveringthewatertreatment,ITNsandother(original)setofproducts,itdoesseemreasonabletoassumethatdeliveryoftheseplusthestoveswouldalsobepossibleacrossthismuchlargerarea.Todate,scalingupoftheimprovedstovesacrossthiswiderareahasbeenveryslow,duetotheneedtoscaleupproduction,andalsofortrainingofinstallers.Considerationalsoneeds ... 13Thisisawell‐managedproject.Itreliesonvendors,usingasustainablecommercialmodelsupportedbylow‐interestloansandinnovativeeducationalmethodstoempowerlow‐incomehouseholdswithknowledgeabouthowvariousproductscanimprove health offamilies,andencouragesadoptionthroughexample.ProjectfunctioningandachievementsThevendors,localmembersofthecommunitiesdrawn from HIVsupportgroupsandothercommunityselfhelpgroups,areessentiallyrunningsmall‐scalebusinessoperationsfacilitatedby(relatively)low‐costloans,andarekeytothefunctioningandsuccessofthisproject.Theyworkthroughcommunitymeetingsandschools,andalsodirectlybyhouse‐to‐housevisits,whilesomealsosellincommunitykiosksandpharmacies.TheSWAPvendorsareofferedtrainingonsafewaterandbusinessskillstohelpthemtobecomemoreefficientinmanagingtheirsmallscalebusinessesincludingselling health products.Thepromotionofproductsiscommerciallysustainableasthesearesoldatcostwithasmallmark‐upforthevendors,althoughthisisepisodicallycompromisedbyfreehandoutsbyotheragenciesofwatertreatmentproductsduringfloodsandothercrises.Overall,thisappearstobeaneffectiveandrobustmodelforsustainabledelivery.LikeallsuchNGO‐ledactivitieshowever,itwasnotentirelyclearhowwellthissystemwould‘survive’ifSWAPfundingandkey,highlycompetentpersonnelwerenolongermanagingtheprogramme.Vendorsareverycommitted,andrecognizecommunitydemand,butareunsurewhethertheywouldstillbeabletoaccesstheproducts.TheproductsthemselveshavethepotentialtoimpactonarangeofhighprioritydiseaseconditionsforchildsurvivalinKenya,namelypneumonia(Upesistoves),diarrhoea(arangeofHWTSproductsandhand‐washingsoaps),malaria(ITNs)andunder‐nutrition(Sprinkles).WatertreatmentandstorageTheHWTSproductscanbeexpectedtobeefficacious,buteffectivenessdependsoncomplianceineverydayuse.Furtherdataanalysisisneededtocompletethepicture,butresultsavailabletodateshowcomplianceacrosstheNICHEareatobemoderate,reachingatbest66%reporteduseand57%confirmedbychlorineresidualtestinginthe10integratedprojectvillagesamongimprovedstoveusers.Onthebasisofthesedata,theprojecthasreached(andexceeded)thestatedgoalforHWTS.Thislevelofcompliancemayhoweverberelativelygood,intermsofwhatcanbeachievedinpracticewithHWTS.Althoughcomplianceappearstobehighestwherecombinedinterventionshavebeenpromotedandadopted,thisneedsfurtheranalysis,adjustingforsocio‐economicandotherconfoundingfactors.Itisalsoimportanttotakeintoaccounttheeffectofparticipationinastudywithfrequenthomevisitswhichmayinflatecomplianceinanon‐sustainableway.ImprovedstovesTheauthorsarenotawareofanypriorstudiesoftheefficacyoftheUpesistoves,specificallyintermsofHAPreductionsinideal(‘test‐house’)circumstances.However,results from testingof indoorairpollution levelsinthecurrentproject(repeatedearlyin2010)demonstrateverymodestreductionsinPM2.5of10‐20%atbest.However,strongerevidenceofsavingsinfuelwoodofnearly30%wasreported.Basedoneverydayexperienceinthe ... EfficacytrialsofMMSincludingemission,household airpollution levelsandfuelefficiency,andpossiblealterationstoimproveperformanceandreduce air pollution. EpidemiologicalstudiesforbothWGandMMSusers(withappropriatecontrolgroups),asalongertermevaluationobjective.KENYACountrysituationKenyaisacountryof38.8millionpeople,ofwhich68%areclassifiedasrural(WHO/UNICEF,2010).Neonatalmortality(33/1000livebirths...
... passive smoking, and indoorairpollutionfrom biomass fuels have beenimplicated as risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) infection, disease, and death. Tobacco smokingand indoorairpollution are persistent ... Clinical TB Disease for IndoorAirPollution Exposure Compared with Nonexposuredoi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040020.g008Table 6. Quality Assessment and Subgroup Analysis: Indoor Air Pollution and TB DiseaseCategory ... smokeexposure, and indoorairpollution are associated with TB. We identified 33 papers on tobaccosmoking and TB, five papers on passive smoking and TB, and five on indoorairpollution andTB....
... significantimpact on public health. Third, we use concentra-tion-response (CR) functions from long-term air pollution exposure studies for our health impactassessment. The long term airpollution exposurestudies ... BACT, the health benefits from mortality and morbidity avoided would be $1.4billion, half of the total health damages related to air pollutionfrom Zaozhuang under 2020 BAU.Under ACGT health damages ... CO2underground. Our marginal health benefit calculation suggests that if the primary air pollution control objective is to minimize the total health damages of airpollutionfrom energy use andif NH3emissions...
... of theworkshop on indoorairpollution monitoring is explainedusing the environmental health pathway which links householdenergy practices to healtheffects via indoorair pollution concentrations ... levels of indoor air pollution. Globally, indoorairpollution is responsible forapproximately 1.6 million deaths every year.Various interventions are available to reduce indoor air pollution ... Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Indoor airpollution and household energy monitoring: workshop resources.1. Air pollution, Indoor. 2. Environmental monitoring. 3. Air pollutants - adverse effects. 4. Program...
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