Urbanization, Slums and Indoor Air Pollution in Developing Countries: A Major Environmental and Public Health

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Sidde Gowda ◽  
G.P. Shivashankara
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution

Indoor air pollution: a public health perspective

Science ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 221 (4605) ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Spengler ◽  
K Sexton
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Public Health Perspective

Modeling indoor air pollution from cookstove emissions in developing countries using a Monte Carlo single-box model

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (19) ◽  
pp. 3237-3243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Johnson ◽  
Nick Lam ◽  
Simone Brant ◽  
Christen Gray ◽  
David Pennise
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Box Model

scholarly journals Progress and priorities in reducing indoor air pollution in developing countries

Indoor Air ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellison Carter ◽  
C. Matt Earnest ◽  
Elliott T. Gall ◽  
Brent Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution

Household Energy, Indoor Air Pollution, and Health in Developing Countries: Knowledge Base for Effective Interventions

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Ezzati ◽  
Daniel M. Kammen
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Crop Residues ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Effective Interventions

▪ Abstract  Globally, almost three billion people rely on biomass (wood, charcoal, crop residues, and dung) and coal as their primary source of domestic energy. Exposure to indoor air pollution from the combustion of solid fuels is an important cause of disease and mortality in developing countries. Despite recent advances in estimating the health impacts of indoor smoke, there are limited studies targeted toward the design and implementation of effective intervention programs. We review the current knowledge of the relationship between indoor air pollution and disease, and of the assessment of interventions for reducing exposure and disease. This review takes an environmental health perspective and considers the details of both exposure and health effects that are needed for successful intervention strategies. In particular, we summarize the emerging understanding of the central role of household energy technology and day-to-day household activities in determining exposure to indoor smoke. We also identify knowledge gaps and detailed research questions that are essential in successful design and dissemination of preventive measures and policies. In addition to specific research recommendations based on the weight of recent studies, we conclude that research and development of effective interventions can benefit tremendously from integration of methods and analysis tools from a range of disciplines—from quantitative environmental science and engineering, to toxicology and epidemiology, to the social sciences.

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