2014/10/09 by Naba Kumar Mondal, Mondal, Naba Kumar, Deep Chakraborty +1 · 10 citations
Energy · Engineering · Environmental Science · Medicine · #Agronomy #Air pollution #Asthma #Biofuel #Biology #Biomass #Biomass (ecology) #Ecology #Energy and Environment Impacts #Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies #Engineering #Environmental engineering #Environmental health #Environmental science #Fossil fuel #Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems #Indoor air pollution #Indoor air quality #Internal medicine #Medicine #NO2 #Particulates #Pollutant #Respiratory diseases #SO2 #Stove #Suspended particulate matter #Waste management
paper · open access · doi:10.48317/imist.prsm/morjchem-v3i1.2292
published in Moroccan Journal of chemistry 3(1)
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A cross-sectional study was done by considering the biomass (n=50) and fossil fuels (n=50) user in rural villages of West Bengal.The measured pollutants weresulphur dioxide, oxide of nitrogen and suspended particulate matter. However, level of average concentration of SO2, NOx and suspended particulate matter showed higher in winter followed by premonsoon and least in summer respectively. Health related information indicate that fossil fuel users suffer more than that of biofuel users. They suffer from asthma (p<0.000), cough (p<0.000), lung cancer (p<0.000), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (p<0.0000). Women who use biofuel are prone to the adverse pregnancy outcomes (low birth weights) (p<0.001), pneumonia (p<0.000), common cold and breathing problem (p<0.012). Results indicate that fossil fuel users are significantly more exposed to the pollutants than that of biofuels in all respects. The fossil fuel users are exposed to the highest concentration of SO2 and SPM in winter and NOx in summer. Moreover, it was recorded that mainly three types of stoves were used by villagers in the study area. Health status data indicate about 64% of the villagers suffer from asthma, cough both and only 2% and 1% of the villagers are affected from pneumonia and respiratory problems.