Social, Economic, and Resource Predictors of Variability in Household Air Pollution from Cookstove Emissions

Gautam N Yadama, John Peipert, Manoranjan Sahu, Pratim Biswas and Venkat Dyda

PLOS ONE, 2012, vol. 7, issue 10, 1-8

Abstract: We examine if social and economic factors, fuelwood availability, market and media access are associated with owning a modified stove and variation in household emissions from biomass combustion, a significant environmental and health concern in rural India. We analyze cross-sectional household socio-economic data, and PM2.5 and particulate surface area concentration in household emissions from cookstoves (n = 100). This data set combines household social and economic variables with particle emissions indexes associated with the household stove. The data are from the Foundation for Ecological Society, India, from a field study of household emissions. In our analysis, we find that less access to ready and free fuelwood and higher wealth are associated with owning a replacement/modified stove. We also find that additional kitchen ventilation is associated with a 12% reduction in particulate emissions concentration (p

Date: 2012
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