Indoor air quality for poor families: new evidence from Bangladesh (English)

Indoor air pollution (IAP) from cooking and heating is estimated to kill a million children annually in developing countries. To promote a better understanding of IAP, the authors investigate the determinants of IAP in Bangladesh using the latest air monitoring technology and a national household survey. The study concludes that IAP is dangerously high for many poor families in Bangladesh. Concentrations of respirable airborne particulates(PM10) 300...

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Dasgupta,Susmita;

Huq,Mainul;

Khaliquzzaman,M.;

Pandey,Kiran D.;

Wheeler,David R.;
Document Date
2004/09/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS3393
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bangladesh,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Indoor air quality for poor families: new evidence from Bangladesh
Keywords
indoor air pollution

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Dasgupta,Susmita; Huq,Mainul; Khaliquzzaman,M.; Pandey,Kiran D.; Wheeler,David R..

Indoor air quality for poor families: new evidence from Bangladesh (English). Policy, Research working paper series ; no. WPS 3393 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/573571468742542922

Indoor air quality for poor families: new evidence from Bangladesh (English)

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