social, economic, and resource predictors of variability in household air pollution from cookstove emissions社会、经济和资源预测的变化从炉灶家居空气污染排放.pdfVIP

Social, Economic, and Resource Predictors of Variability in Household Air Pollution from Cookstove Emissions 1 2 3,4 4 5 Gautam N. Yadama *, John Peipert , Manoranjan Sahu , Pratim Biswas , Venkat Dyda 1 George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, 2 Division of General Medical Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, 3 Advanced Energy Technology Initiative, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States of America, 4 Aerosol and Air Quality Research Laboratory, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, 5 Foundation for Ecological Security, Papagni Regional Cell, Madanapalle, India Abstract We examine if social and economic factors, fuelwood availability, market and media access are associated with owning a modified stove and variation in household emissions from biomass combustion, a significant environmental and health concern in rural India. We analyze cross-sectional household socio-economic data, and PM2.5 and particulate surface area concentration in household emissions from cookstoves (n = 100). This data set combines household social and economic variables with particle emissions indexes associated with the household stove. The data are from the Foundation for Ecological Society, India, from a field study of household emissions. In our analysis, we find that less access to ready and free fuelwood and higher wealth are associated with owning a replacement/modified stove. We also find that ad