Indoor Air Quality for Poor Families: New Evidence from Bangladesh

Indoor air pollution (IAP) from cooking and heating is estimated to kill a million children annually in developing countries. To promote a better understanding of IAP, the authors investigate the determinants of IAP in Bangladesh using the latest air monitoring technology and a national household survey. The study concludes that IAP is dangerously high for many poor families in Bangladesh.

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Main Authors: Dasgupta, Susmita, Huq, Mainul, Khaliquzzaman, M., Pandey, Kiran, Wheeler, David
Format: Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2004-09
Subjects:AEROSOLS, AIR MONITORING, AIR QUALITY, AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT, BIOMASS, BIOMASS BURNING, CITIES, COMBUSTION, CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DIFFUSION, ELECTRICITY, EMISSIONS, FAMILIES, FILTERS, FINE PARTICULATES, FUELS, HEALTH RISKS, HOUSEHOLDS, INDOOR AIR POLLUTION, INDUSTRIAL SOURCES, INTERVENTION, IRON, KITCHENS, MORTALITY, PARTICLES, PARTICULATE, PARTICULATE MATTER, PARTICULATE POLLUTION, PARTICULATES, PERMITS, POLLUTION INTENSITY, POLLUTION LEVELS, RESIDUES, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, SCATTERING, SMOKE, SMOKING, STOVES, TIN, URBAN AREAS, URBAN HOUSEHOLDS, VENTILATION,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/09/5133235/indoor-air-quality-poor-families-new-evidence-bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14131
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