Climate change impact of biochar cook stoves in western kenyan farm households: System dynamics model analysis

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3687-3694

  Whitman, Thea ^a   Nicholson, Charles F ^b   Torres, Dorisel ^a   Lehmann, Johannes ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHAR; C SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; COOK STOVE; FUEL USE; KEY PARAMETERS; POTENTIAL REDUCTION; RELATIVE SENSITIVITY; SIMULATED REDUCTION; SOIL FERTILITY; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING; WOOD DEMAND;

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE MODELS; COMBUSTION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PETROLEUM REFINING; PYROLYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; SYSTEM THEORY; WOOD FUELS;

STOVES;

CARBON; FUEL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COOKING APPLIANCE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; SOIL CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOKING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HOUSEHOLD; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KENYA; PARAMETER; SIMULATION; SOIL FERTILITY; WOOD;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHARCOAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; KENYA; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

KENYA;

EID: 79954566253     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es103301k     Document Type: Article

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