Dioxin inhalation doses from wood combustion in indoor cookfires

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 415-418

  Northcross, Amanda L ^a   Katharine Hammond, S ^a   Canuz, Eduardo ^a   Smith, Kirk R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cookstoves; Furans; Household energy; Indoor air pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS FUELS; COOKSTOVES; DAILY INTAKE; DIOXINS AND FURANS; FURANS; GAS-PHASE CONCENTRATION; HEALTH EFFECTS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; IMMUNE SYSTEMS; INHALATION DOSE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATE; PARTICLE PHASE; RESEARCH EXPERIENCE; STUDY AREAS; TOXIC COMPOUNDS; WOOD COMBUSTION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SMOKE; TOXIC MATERIALS; WOOD FUELS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIOXIN; FURAN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS; CANCER; CHILD HEALTH; COMBUSTION; COOKING APPLIANCE; DIOXIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FURAN; GUIDELINE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEATING; HORMONE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INDOOR AIR; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMOKE; VENTILATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOOD;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 84856521889     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.11.054     Document Type: Article

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