Dust entry

Household solid-fuel smoke particulate

Fine particulate and smoke mixture produced by burning wood, crop waste, dung, charcoal, or coal in open fires and inefficient household stoves.

Airborne form

aerosolfumemixed

The form describes what is suspended in air at the point of exposure. A material can produce more than one form, such as dust during handling and fume during heating.

Health effects

airway inflammationacute lower respiratory infection concernchronic obstructive pulmonary disease concernlung cancer concerncardiovascular disease concern

Evidence

WHO states that household cooking with firewood, agricultural waste, dried dung, charcoal, and coal in open fires or simple stoves emits harmful levels of household air pollution and that fine particulate matter and other pollutants in indoor smoke can damage respiratory health; the brief reports links to major chronic and acute disease burdens.

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More than a quarter of the global population still cook meals over open fires and/or on simple stoves fuelled by firewood, agricultural waste, dried dung, charcoal, and coal. This practice results in the emission of harmful and dangerously high levels of household air pollution.

Controls

clean fuels and technologies
improved stove design
ventilation
avoid burning trash or plastics indoors
reduce exposure to indoor smoke