Smoke -- The Silent Killer in the Kitchen: Indoor Air Pollution in Developing Countries

by H. Warwick and Alison Doig

Over two billion people in developing countries use only traditional biomass wood, dung and crop waste for their basic energy needs. The pollution from the burning of these fuels for cooking and heating is linked to the deaths of over 1.6 million people each year (more than three people a minute). Indoor air pollution is one of the leading causes of mortality and illness in developing countries. The main cause of deaths in children under five years...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853395889
• ISBN13: 9781853395888
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: ITDG Publishing
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.2" x 11.5"