DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.01.003
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84896853331
论文题名: Indoor air pollution in slum neighbourhoods of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
作者: Sanbata H ; , Asfaw A ; , Kumie A
刊名: Atmospheric Environment
ISSN: 0168-2563
EISSN: 1573-515X
出版年: 2014
卷: 89 起始页码: 230
结束页码: 234
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Addis Ababa
; Indoor air pollution
; PM2.5
; Solid fuel
; Stove type
Scopus关键词: Addis ababa
; Descriptive statistics
; Fine particulate matter
; Pair-wise comparison
; Solid fuels
; Statistical packages
; Traditional biomass
; University of California
; Agricultural wastes
; Biomass
; Charcoal
; Health hazards
; Social sciences computing
; Stoves
; Wood fuels
; Indoor air pollution
; kerosene
; alternative fuel
; atmospheric pollution
; biomass power
; concentration (composition)
; disease incidence
; indoor air
; particulate matter
; public health
; software
; article
; Ethiopia
; geometry
; health hazard
; household
; indoor air pollution
; neighborhood
; particle size
; particulate matter
; priority journal
; statistics
; Addis Ababa
; Ethiopia
Scopus学科分类: Environmental Science: Water Science and Technology
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Earth-Surface Processes
; Environmental Science: Environmental Chemistry
英文摘要: An estimated 95% of the population of Ethiopia uses traditional biomass fuels, such as wood, dung, charcoal, or crop residues, to meet household energy needs. As a result of the harmful smoke emitted from the combustion of biomass fuels, indoor air pollution is responsible for more than 50,000 deaths annually and causes nearly 5% of the burden of disease in Ethiopia. Very limited research on indoor air pollution and its health impacts exists in Ethiopia. This study was, therefore, undertaken to assess the magnitude of indoor air pollution from household fuel use in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. During January and February, 2012, the concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in 59 households was measured using the University of California at Berkeley Particle Monitor (UCB PM). The raw data was analysed using Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS version 20.0) software to determine variance between groups and descriptive statistics. The geometric mean of 24-hindoor PM2.5 concentration is approximately 818μgm-3 (Standard deviation (SD=3.61)). The highest 24-hgeometric mean of PM2.5 concentration observed were 1134μgm-3 (SD=3.36), 637μgm-3 (SD=4.44), and 335μgm-3 (SD=2.51), respectively, in households using predominantly solid fuel, kerosene, and clean fuel. Although 24-hmean PM2.5 concentration between fuel types differed statistically (P<0.05), post hoc pairwise comparison indicated no significant difference in mean concentration of PM2.5 between improved biomass stoves and traditional stoves (P>0.05). The study revealed indoor air pollution is a major environmental and health hazard from home using biomass fuel in Addis Ababa. The use of clean fuels and efficient cooking stoves is recommended. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/80645
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作者单位: Department of Public and Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia; Department of Physics and Center for Environmental Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; Schools of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Recommended Citation:
Sanbata H,, Asfaw A,, Kumie A. Indoor air pollution in slum neighbourhoods of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[J]. Atmospheric Environment,2014-01-01,89