Environmental Health Risk and the Use of Biomass Stoves in Sri Lanka
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- 13 October 2010
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- Published by RTI Press
Abstract
This research brief examines environmental health risk and biomass fuel stove use in Sri Lanka. For the majority of Sri Lankan households, biomass fuel is the main resource for cooking. These fuels are a major source of indoor air pollution (IAP). Sri Lanka’s population demographic trends show both a large young population and a sizeable aging population, which is unusual in aKeywords
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