Biomass-derived liquid cooking fuels for household use in rural China: potential for reducing health costs and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-30

  Fischer, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AIR POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEALTH; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LIQUIDS; POLLUTION;

DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; DOMESTIC STANDARDS; DOSE-RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; GHG EMISSION MITIGATIONS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOLID FUEL COMBUSTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FUELS;

EID: 33846563903     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(09)60017-X     Document Type: Article

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