Patterns of Stove Usage after Introduction of an Advanced Cookstove: The Long-Term Application of Household Sensors
Open Access
- 2 December 2014
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Environmental Science & Technology
- Vol. 48 (24), 14525-14533
- https://doi.org/10.1021/es504624c
Abstract
Household air pollution generated from solid fuel use for cooking is one of the leading risk factors for ill-health globally. Deployment of advanced cookstoves to reduce emissions has been a major focus of intervention efforts. However, household usage of these stoves and resulting changes in usage of traditional polluting stoves is not well characterized. In Palwal District, Haryana, India, we carried out an intervention utilizing the Philips HD4012 fan-assisted stove, one of the cleanest biomass stoves available. We placed small, unobtrusive data-logging iButton thermometers on both the traditional and Philips stoves to collect continuous data on use patterns in 200 homes over 60 weeks. Intervention stove usage declined steadily over time and stabilized after approximately 200 days; use of the traditional stove remained relatively constant. We additionally evaluated how well short-duration usage measures predicted long-term use. Measuring usage over time of both traditional and intervention stoves provides better understanding of cooking behaviors and can lead to more precise quantification of potential exposure reductions and consequent health benefits attributable to interventions.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P30-ES009089)
- World Lung Foundation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- World Bank Group
- Earth Institute, Columbia University
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