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    Indoor air pollution and its health impacts on woman and children in rural China

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    Authors
    Bertolatti, Dean
    Jian, Le
    Rumchev, Krassi
    Date
    2012
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Bertolatti, Dean and Jian, Le and Rumchev, Krassi. 2012. Indoor air pollution and its health impacts on woman and children in rural China, Environmental, International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Public Health 2012, Special track within iCCBE, May 17-20 2012. ShangHai, China: Scientific Research Publishing.
    Source Title
    IEEE Xplore
    Source Conference
    Environmental, International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Public Health 2012
    ISSN
    2151-7614
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13633
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Indoor air pollution (IAP) from solid fuel combustion is a prominent risk factor in women and children in rural China. About two-thirds of China’s population lives in rural areas where solid fuels are the primary sources of energy. Burning solid fuel on open fires and in poorly ventilated stoves produces toxic substances that can exceed recommended exposure levels in homes that are inadequately ventilated. Despite programs to improve stoves, China’s at risk population, principally women and children, continue to suffer from high exposure to health-damaging pollutants. This paper reviews IAP sources in rural China and the health impact on occupants, in particular women and children, exposed to harmful pollutants from burning solid fuels for domestic energy purposes.

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