Field Testing of Alternative Cookstove Performance in a Rural Setting of Western India

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Veena Muralidharan³  Thomas E. Sussan²  Sneha Limaye¹  Kirsten Koehler²  D𠆚nn L. Williams²  Ana M. Rule²  Sanjay Juvekar³  Patrick N. Breysse²  Sundeep Salvi¹  Shyam Biswal² 

[1] Chest Research Foundation, Pune 411014, India; E-Mail:;Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; E-Mails:;Vadu Rural Health Program, KEM Hospital Research Centre, Pune 411011, India; E-Mails:

关键词: improved cookstove;    biomass;    particulate matter;    carbon monoxide;    wood;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph120201773

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Nearly three billion people use solid fuels for cooking and heating, which leads to extremely high levels of household air pollution and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Many stove manufacturers have developed alternative cookstoves (ACSs) that are aimed at reducing emissions and fuel consumption. Here, we tested a traditional clay chulha cookstove (TCS) and five commercially available ACSs, including both natural draft (Greenway Smart Stove, Envirofit PCS-1) and forced draft stoves (BioLite HomeStove, Philips Woodstove HD4012, and Eco-Chulha XXL), in a test kitchen in a rural village of western India. Compared to the TCS, the ACSs produced significant reductions in particulate matter less than 2.5 µm (PM_2.5) and CO concentrations (Envirofit: 22%/16%, Greenway: 24%/42%, BioLite: 40%/35%, Philips: 66%/55% and Eco-Chulha: 61%/42%), which persisted after normalization for fuel consumption or useful energy. PM_2.5 and CO concentrations were lower for forced draft stoves than natural draft stoves. Furthermore, the Philips and Eco-Chulha units exhibited higher cooking efficiency than the TCS. Despite significant reductions in concentrations, all ACSs failed to achieve PM_2.5 levels that are considered safe by the World Health Organization (ACSs: 277–714 μg/m³ or 11–28 fold higher than the WHO recommendation of 25 μg/m³;).

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