Indoor Air Pollution

Outdoor air pollution in developing-country cities is difficult to overlook. Indoor air pollution caused by burning such traditional fuels as wood, crop residues, and dung is less evident, yet it is responsible for a significant part of country and global disease burdens. The main groups affected are poor women and children in rural areas and urban slums as they go about their daily activities. This note reviews the evidence on health effects from indoor air pollution in developing countries, looking in detail at India. It outlines possible solutions and concludes that the only feasible long-term remedy is improved access to cleaner modern energy.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Smith, Kirk R.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2003-09
Subjects:	SOLID FUELS, ACUTE EXPOSURE, ADVOCACY EFFORTS, AFFORDABLE ENERGY, AIR POLLUTANTS, AIR POLLUTION, AMBIENT AIR, AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION, AMBIENT AIR QUALITY, BIOMASS, BIOMASS ENERGY, BIOMASS ENERGY USE, BRIQUETTES, BULLETIN, BURNS, CANCER, CARBON, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, CAUSES OF DEATH, CHEMICAL TREATMENT, CHRONIC EXPOSURE, COAL, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, CONCENTRATION LEVELS, DEATHS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISABILITY, DISSEMINATION, ELECTRICITY, ENERGY SOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ESP, FAMILIES, FUEL EFFICIENCY, FUELS, GENDER ROLES, GENERATION, GLOBAL HEALTH, GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL, HEALTH BURDEN, HEALTH RISKS, HIGH QUALITY FUEL, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIES, HYDROCARBONS, HYGIENE, ILL HEALTH, ILLNESSES, INDOOR AIR, INDOOR AIR POLLUTION, INJURIES, INSULATION, INTERVENTION, IRON, LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITY, LOCAL ECONOMY, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, MORTALITY, NATURAL GAS, NEWSLETTER, NITROUS OXIDES, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES, OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, OIL, PARASITIC DISEASES, PARTICULATE, PARTICULATES, PELLETS, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM GAS, POLLUTION, POOR FAMILIES, PUBLIC HEALTH, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESPIRATORY DISEASES, RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES, RISK FACTORS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SANITATION, SMOKE, SOLAR ENERGY, SOURCE OF ENERGY, TRADITIONAL FUELS, TUBERCULOSIS, UNSAFE SEX, VENTILATION, WORLD ENERGY, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WORLD POPULATION, YOUNG CHILDREN, STOVES, FUELS SOLID FUELS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/11983153/indoor-air-pollution https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9723
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