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Nitrogen dioxide exposures from biomass cookstoves in the Peruvian Andes

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dc.contributor.author Kephart, Josiah L.
dc.contributor.author Fandiño-Del-Rio, Magdalena
dc.contributor.author Williams, Kendra N.
dc.contributor.author Malpartida, Gary
dc.contributor.author Steenland, Kyle
dc.contributor.author Naeher, Luke P.
dc.contributor.author Gonzales Rengifo, Gustavo Francisco
dc.contributor.author Chiang, Marilú
dc.contributor.author Checkley, William
dc.contributor.author Koehler, Kirsten
dc.contributor.author CHAP trial Investigators
dc.date.accessioned 2020-07-14T00:02:30Z
dc.date.available 2020-07-14T00:02:30Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/8316
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND: Household air pollution from biomass cookstoves is a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality, yet little is known about exposures to nitrogen dioxide (NO2). OBJECTIVE: To characterize NO2 kitchen area concentrations and personal exposures among women with biomass cookstoves in the Peruvian Andes. METHODS: We measured kitchen area NO2 concentrations at high-temporal resolution in 100 homes in the Peruvian Andes. We assessed personal exposure to NO2 in a subsample of 22 women using passive samplers. RESULTS: Among 97 participants, the geometric mean (GM) highest hourly average NO2 concentration was 723ppb (geometric standard deviation (GSD) 2.6) and the GM 24-hour average concentration was 96ppb (GSD 2.6), 4.4 and 2.9 times greater than WHO indoor hourly (163ppb) and annual (33ppb) guidelines, respectively. Compared to the direct-reading instruments, we found similar kitchen area concentrations with 48-hour passive sampler measurements (GM 108ppb, GSD 3.8). Twenty-seven percent of women had 48-hour mean personal exposures above WHO annual guidelines (GM 18ppb, GSD 2.3). In univariate analyses, we found that roof, wall, and floor type, as well as higher SES, was associated with lower 24-hour kitchen area NO2 concentrations. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Kitchen area concentrations and personal exposures to NO2 from biomass cookstoves in the Peruvian Andes far exceed WHO guidelines. More research is warranted to understand the role of this understudied household air pollutant on morbidity and mortality and to inform cleaner-cooking interventions for public health. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Wiley
dc.relation.ispartofseries Indoor Air
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject biomass cookstove en_US
dc.subject environmental justice en_US
dc.subject household air pollution en_US
dc.subject indoor air pollution en_US
dc.subject nitrogen dioxide en_US
dc.subject women's health en_US
dc.title Nitrogen dioxide exposures from biomass cookstoves in the Peruvian Andes en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12653
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#2.01.03
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05
dc.relation.issn 1600-0668


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