Health effects of cookstove emissions

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 use of biomass as fuel for cooking is almost entirely restricted to developing countries, some projections on the costs due to health consequences of this practice indicate that procedures must be implemented not only to avoid suffering caused to the population but also to remove the extra burden on frail economies.

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