Sri Lanka Pilot Study to Examine Respiratory Health Effects and Personal PM2.5 Exposures from Cooking Indoors

A pilot study of indoor air pollution produced by biomass cookstoves was conducted in 53 homes in Sri Lanka to assess respiratory conditions associated with stove type (“Anagi” or “Traditional”), kitchen characteristics (e.g., presence of a chimney in the home, indoor cooking area), and concentratio...

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Published in:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 13; no. 8; p. 791
Main Authors:	Phillips, Michael, Smith, Emily, Mosquin, Paul, Chartier, Ryan, Nandasena, Sumal, Bronstein, Katherine, Elledge, Myles, Thornburg, Vanessa, Thornburg, Jonathan, Brown, Linda
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 05.08.2016 MDPI
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Air Pollutants Air Pollutants - analysis Air Pollution, Indoor Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis asthma; biomass; cookstove; indoor air pollution; respiratory; Sri Lanka Child Child, Preschool Cooking Cooking - methods Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Middle Aged Particle Size Particulate Matter Particulate Matter - analysis Pilot Projects Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology Respiratory Tract Diseases - etiology Self Report Sri Lanka Sri Lanka - epidemiology Young Adult indoor air pollution biomass asthma cookstove respiratory Sri Lanka
ISSN:	1660-4601, 1661-7827, 1660-4601
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