Public Health Effects of Wood Fuel in Africa: Bioenergy from Tree Commodities as a Sustainable Remedy
Globally, about 2.8 million people depend on solid wood fuel for energy, developing countries account for more than 90% of this population. About 70% of households in Sub-Saharan depend on wood fuel for energy. The combustion of solid wood fuel indoors and outdoors emits smoke with particles that ha...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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IntechOpen
2020
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113412 |
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