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ReviewJournal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews2012

Kerosene: a review of household uses and their hazards in low- and middle-income countries.

Nicholas L Lam, Kirk R Smith, Alison Gauthier, Michael N Bates

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Review in Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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86citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

86 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 443 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicholas L LamDivision of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-7367, USA.
Kirk R Smith
Alison Gauthier
Michael N Bates
University of California, Berkeley · US

Funding

Investigation of Indoor Solid Fuel and Kerosene Use as Tuberculosis Risk FactorsR01ES019624 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI BATES, MICHAEL N, SMITH, KIRK R · 2011 to 2015
$3.1M
Summer Training Program in Environmental Health Sciences for High School and UndeR25ES016252 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI SPEAR, ROBERT C · 2008 to 2012
$290k
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES019624NIEHS NIH HHS R01ES019624NIEHS NIH HHS R25 ES016252NIEHS NIH HHS R25ES016252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kerosene has been an important household fuel since the mid-19th century. In developed countries its use has greatly declined because of electrification. However, in developing countries, kerosene use for cooking and lighting remains widespread. This review focuses on household kerosene uses, mainly in developing countries, their associated emissions, and their hazards. Kerosene is often advocated as a cleaner alternative to solid fuels, biomass and coal, for cooking, and kerosene lamps are frequently used when electricity is unavailable. Globally, an estimated 500 million households still use fuels, particularly kerosene, for lighting. However, there are few studies, study designs and quality are varied, and results are inconsistent. Well-documented kerosene hazards are poisonings, fires, and explosions. Less investigated are exposures to and risks from kerosene's combustion products. Some kerosene-using devices emit substantial amounts of fine particulates, carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxides (NO(x)), and sulfur dioxide (SO(2)). Studies of kerosene used for cooking or lighting provide some evidence that emissions may impair lung function and increase infectious illness (including tuberculosis), asthma, and cancer risks. However, there are few study designs, quality is varied, and results are inconsistent. Considering the widespread use in the developing world of kerosene, the scarcity of adequate epidemiologic investigations, the potential for harm, and the implications for national energy policies, researchers are strongly encouraged to consider collecting data on household kerosene uses in studies of health in developing countries. Given the potential risks of kerosene, policymakers may consider alternatives to kerosene subsidies, such as shifting support to cleaner technologies for lighting and cooking.

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AerosolsAir Pollution, IndoorCookingFamily CharacteristicsHumansKeroseneNitric OxideParticulate MatterPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsSulfur DioxideAerosolsKeroseneNitric OxideParticulate MatterPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsSulfur Dioxide

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PMID22934567
PMCPMC3664014
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