Nitrogen dioxide exposures from biomass cookstoves in the Peruvian Andes.
Josiah L KephartMagdalena Fandiño-Del-RioKendra N WilliamsGary MalpartidaKyle SteenlandLuke P NaeherGustavo F GonzalesMarilú ChiangWilliam CheckleyKirsten A Koehlernull nullPublished in: Indoor air (2020)
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.