View in EDS

Biomass fuel use and the exposure of children to particulate air pollution in southern Nepal.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Biomass fuel use and the exposure of children to particulate air pollution in southern Nepal.
Authors: Devakumar, D.1 d.devakumar@ucl.ac.uk, Semple, S.2, Osrin, D.1, Yadav, S.K.3, Kurmi, O.P.4, Saville, N.M.1, Shrestha, B.3, Manandhar, D.S.3, Costello, A.1, Ayres, J.G.5
Source: Environment International. May2014, Vol. 66, p79-87. 9p.
Subjects: Biomass energy, Air pollution, Children, Gas as fuel, Air quality, Gravimetric analysis, Households
Geographic Terms: Nepal
Abstract: Abstract: The exposure of children to air pollution in low resource settings is believed to be high because of the common use of biomass fuels for cooking. We used microenvironment sampling to estimate the respirable fraction of air pollution (particles with median diameter less than 4μm) to which 7–9year old children in southern Nepal were exposed. Sampling was conducted for a total 2649h in 55 households, 8 schools and 8 outdoor locations of rural Dhanusha. We conducted gravimetric and photometric sampling in a subsample of the children in our study in the locations in which they usually resided (bedroom/living room, kitchen, veranda, in school and outdoors), repeated three times over one year. Using time activity information, a 24-hour time weighted average was modeled for all the children in the study. Approximately two-thirds of homes used biomass fuels, with the remainder mostly using gas. The exposure of children to air pollution was very high. The 24-hour time weighted average over the whole year was 168μg/m3. The non-kitchen related samples tended to show approximately double the concentration in winter than spring/autumn, and four times that of the monsoon season. There was no difference between the exposure of boys and girls. Air pollution in rural households was much higher than the World Health Organization and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nepal recommendations for particulate exposure. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Copyright of Environment International is the property of Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Engineering Source
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: egs
DbLabel: Engineering Source
An: 95222663
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Biomass fuel use and the exposure of children to particulate air pollution in southern Nepal.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Devakumar%2C+D%2E%22">Devakumar, D.</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><i> d.devakumar@ucl.ac.uk</i><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Semple%2C+S%2E%22">Semple, S.</searchLink><relatesTo>2</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Osrin%2C+D%2E%22">Osrin, D.</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Yadav%2C+S%2EK%2E%22">Yadav, S.K.</searchLink><relatesTo>3</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Kurmi%2C+O%2EP%2E%22">Kurmi, O.P.</searchLink><relatesTo>4</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Saville%2C+N%2EM%2E%22">Saville, N.M.</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Shrestha%2C+B%2E%22">Shrestha, B.</searchLink><relatesTo>3</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Manandhar%2C+D%2ES%2E%22">Manandhar, D.S.</searchLink><relatesTo>3</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Costello%2C+A%2E%22">Costello, A.</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Ayres%2C+J%2EG%2E%22">Ayres, J.G.</searchLink><relatesTo>5</relatesTo>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Environment+International%22">Environment International</searchLink>. May2014, Vol. 66, p79-87. 9p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Biomass+energy%22">Biomass energy</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Air+pollution%22">Air pollution</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Children%22">Children</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Gas+as+fuel%22">Gas as fuel</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Air+quality%22">Air quality</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Gravimetric+analysis%22">Gravimetric analysis</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Households%22">Households</searchLink>
– Name: SubjectGeographic
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Nepal%22">Nepal</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Abstract: The exposure of children to air pollution in low resource settings is believed to be high because of the common use of biomass fuels for cooking. We used microenvironment sampling to estimate the respirable fraction of air pollution (particles with median diameter less than 4μm) to which 7–9year old children in southern Nepal were exposed. Sampling was conducted for a total 2649h in 55 households, 8 schools and 8 outdoor locations of rural Dhanusha. We conducted gravimetric and photometric sampling in a subsample of the children in our study in the locations in which they usually resided (bedroom/living room, kitchen, veranda, in school and outdoors), repeated three times over one year. Using time activity information, a 24-hour time weighted average was modeled for all the children in the study. Approximately two-thirds of homes used biomass fuels, with the remainder mostly using gas. The exposure of children to air pollution was very high. The 24-hour time weighted average over the whole year was 168μg/m3. The non-kitchen related samples tended to show approximately double the concentration in winter than spring/autumn, and four times that of the monsoon season. There was no difference between the exposure of boys and girls. Air pollution in rural households was much higher than the World Health Organization and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nepal recommendations for particulate exposure. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Environment International is the property of Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=egs&AN=95222663
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.011
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 9
        StartPage: 79
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Biomass energy
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Air pollution
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Children
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Gas as fuel
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Air quality
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Gravimetric analysis
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Households
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Nepal
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Biomass fuel use and the exposure of children to particulate air pollution in southern Nepal.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Devakumar, D.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Semple, S.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Osrin, D.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Yadav, S.K.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Kurmi, O.P.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Saville, N.M.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Shrestha, B.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Manandhar, D.S.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Costello, A.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Ayres, J.G.
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 05
              Text: May2014
              Type: published
              Y: 2014
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 01604120
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 66
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Environment International
              Type: main
ResultId 1