Are rocket mud stoves associated with lower indoor carbon monoxide and personal exposure in rural Kenya?

Indoor Air

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-24

  Ochieng, C A ^a   Vardoulakis, S ^a,b   Tonne, C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass fuels; Carbon monoxide; East Africa; Exposure assessment; Improved stoves; Indoor air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; KITCHENS; ROCKETS; RURAL AREAS; STOVES;

BIOMASS FUELS; CARBON MONOXIDE CONCENTRATION; CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURES; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EAST AFRICA; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; IMPROVED STOVES; LOW-COSTS; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; WOOD STOVE;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 84872386977     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2012.00786.x     Document Type: Article

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