Health effects engineering: Perspectives for environmental health and environmental engineering studies-domestic biomass combustion as an example

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1433-1438

  Gao, Xiang ^a   Yu, Qi ^a   Chen, Limin ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass combustion; Domestic energy use; Health effects engineering

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HEALTH HAZARDS; TOXICITY;

DOMESTIC BIOMASS COMBUSTION; DOMESTIC ENERGY USE; HEALTH EFFECTS ENGINEERING;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY;

EID: 33845238016     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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