Modeling indoor air pollution from cookstove emissions in developing countries using a Monte Carlo single-box model

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 3237-3243

  Johnson, Michael ^a   Lam, Nick ^a,b   Brant, Simone ^a   Gray, Christen ^a   Pennise, David ^a  

^a Berkeley Air Monitoring Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality guidelines; Biomass; Emission factors; Stove testing

Indexed keywords

AIR EXCHANGE RATES; BOX MODELS; CO CONCENTRATIONS; COMPLETELY-MIXED; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION RATES; EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; FUELWOOD; GASIFIERS; INDOOR CONCENTRATION; MONTE CARLO; QUALITY GUIDELINES; WOOD STOVE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHARCOAL; CLEAN ROOMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GAS EMISSIONS; KITCHENS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLLUTION; PROBABILITY; STOVES;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHARCOAL; FUEL; KEROSENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INDOOR AIR; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COOKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INDIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79955632251     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.03.044     Document Type: Article

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