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T1 PM2.5 ARISING FROM DIFFERENT COOKING FUELS IN RURAL RESIDENTIAL
A1 . H. Amanat
A1 Z. Ali
A1 S. Sidra
A1 Z. A. Nasir
A1 I. Colbeck
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 25
IS 3
SP 410
OP 413
YR 2015
FD 2015/06/01
DO DOI NA
AB A study was conducted in the rural area of Kasur district, Pakistan to monitor PM levels generated by different fuel 2.5 types. Three rural houses were selected, one burning wood as primary cooking fuel while the other two employed LPG for cooking purposes. Burning of wood caused PM levels to increase 37 times above the WHO recommended limit of 25 µg/m3 while smoking also contributed significantly increasing PM levels up to 48 times than the recommended limit. LPG was observed to increase the levels up to 14 times. It is important to promote the use of cleaner fuels as increased exposure to PM levels generated by biomass fuel burning can have a significant impact upon human health. ventilation which allows infiltration of pollutants into the
K1 Particulate matter, Biomass fuels, LPG, Rural houses, Pakistan
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2015-JAPS-663