The government should identify and develop clear policy incentives for increased private sector participation in delivery of off-grid power and improved cook stoves.
The association between smoking duration and lung cancer mortality significantly increased after stove improvement with a chimney compared with that before stove improvement (P = 0.002 for interaction between smoking and stove improvement) [21].
Our finding support previous analysis of NHANES III by Lanphear et al. [ 28], which found that using a gas stove for heating increased the likelihood of asthma in children.
This increase must happen gradually, so do not increase the stove heat above medium.
And will I be liable for increases when my present refrigerator or stove breaks and the landlord wants to replace the item with a new appliance?... Dena Hopfl, Manhattan.
Recently, demand for fuelwood has increased as more households install wood-burning stoves.xi Also, national policy on renewable energy has set a target of 30% for woody biomass fuel in peat-fired power stations by 2015.
For example, higher NO2 concentrations tend to be measured indoors in homes with gas stoves [ 19, 20], indicating that improved venting of gas stoves or increased ventilation in general will reduce NO2 concentrations.
All users reported that the stove reduced smoke, increased cooking speed and fuel efficiency, and stated that the stove's portability was a benefit.
Estimates for use of a single stove, assuming linear relationships between stove use and indoor PM2.5 and CO, suggest that daily mean concentrations of PM2.5 and CO increase rapidly with increased time using traditional stoves.
Relative to use of electricity for cooking, ALRI was increased in association with any use of biomass stoves [odds ratio (OR) = 1.93; 95% CI: 1.24, 2.98], kerosene stoves (OR = 1.87; 95% CI: 1.24, 2.83), and gas stoves (OR = 1.62; 95% CI: 1.05, 2.50).
