Health impacts of indoor air pollution from household solid fuel on children and women

Ali，Muhammad Ubaid1; Yu，Yangmei2; Yousaf，Balal3,4; Munir，Mehr Ahmed Mujtaba4; Ullah，Sami5; Zheng，Chunmiao1; Kuang，Xingxing1; Wong，Ming Hung1,2

2021-08-15

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126127

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS   影响因子和分区

0304-3894

1873-3336

The inefficient and incomplete combustion of solid fuel (SF) is associated with high levels of indoor air pollutants leading to 3.55 million deaths annually. The risk is higher in women and children, due to their higher exposure duration and unique physical properties. The current article aims to provide a critical overview regarding the use of solid fuel, its associated pollutants, their toxicity mechanisms and, most importantly the associated health impacts, especially in women and children. Pollutants associated with SF mostly include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, particulate matter, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide, and their concentrations are two- to threefold higher in indoor environments. These pollutants can lead to a variety of health risks by inducing different toxicity mechanisms, such as oxidative stress, DNA methylation, and gene activation. Exposed children have an increased prevalence of low birth weight, acute lower respiratory tract infections, anemia and premature mortality. On the other hand, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular diseases are the major causes of disability and premature death in women. Indoor air pollution resulting from SF combustion is a major public health threat globally. To reduce the risks, it is important to identify future research gaps and implement effective interventions and policies.

Health risks Indoor air quality Pollutants Solid fuel Toxicity mechanisms

SCI ; EI

英语

第一 ; 通讯

WOS:000664747700005

20212310449416

Air quality ; Alkylation ; Carbon monoxide ; Combustion ; Fuels ; Health risks ; Indoor air pollution ; Methylation ; Nitrogen oxides ; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ; Pulmonary diseases ; Sulfur dioxide

Air Pollution:451 ; Air Pollution Control:451.2 ; Medicine and Pharmacology:461.6 ; Health Care:461.7 ; Chemical Reactions:802.2 ; Chemical Operations:802.3 ; Organic Compounds:804.1 ; Inorganic Compounds:804.2

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2-s2.0-85107010183

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1.Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control,and State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control,School of Environmental Science and Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,China
2.Consortium on Health,Environment,Education and Research (CHEER),Department of Science and Environmental Studies,The Education University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong
3.Department of Environment Engineering,Middle East Technical University,Ankara,06800,Turkey
4.CAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments,School of Earth and Space Sciences,University of Science and Technology of China,Hefei,230026,China
5.Department of Forestry,Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal,Dir Upper,Pakistan

Ali，Muhammad Ubaid,Yu，Yangmei,Yousaf，Balal,et al. Health impacts of indoor air pollution from household solid fuel on children and women[J]. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS,2021,416.

Ali，Muhammad Ubaid.,Yu，Yangmei.,Yousaf，Balal.,Munir，Mehr Ahmed Mujtaba.,Ullah，Sami.,...&Wong，Ming Hung.(2021).Health impacts of indoor air pollution from household solid fuel on children and women.JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS,416.

Ali，Muhammad Ubaid,et al."Health impacts of indoor air pollution from household solid fuel on children and women".JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 416(2021).