>Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 09:07:09 +0000 >From: Grant Ballard-Tremeer <grant@ecoharmony.com> >Subject: [hedon] Solid fuel use ranks 8th in worldwide health burden - WHO > report > > >Solid fuel use is now ranked 8th in health burden worldwide (lost >healthy life years - DALYs), and ranked fourth in least-developed >countries (which make up about 40% of the world population) according >to the World Health Report 2002 due to be launched on 30 October. This >report represents one of the largest research projects ever undertaken >by the World Health Organization. > >The full report can be accessed online at http://www.who.int/whr/en. >See Chapter 4 and Annexes 6-15 in particular for details related to >environmental risk factors which include solid fuel use. > >Particularly relevant sections include: > >http://www.who.int/whr/2002/chapter4/en/index7.html > >and > >http://www.who.int/whr/2002/chapter4/en/index10.html#fig_4_10 -- see >Figure 4.10 > >Thanks to Kirk Smith for bringing the report to our attention. > >// Grant Paul S. Anderson, Ph.D., Fulbright Prof. to Mozambique 8/99 - 7/00 Rotary University Teacher Grantee to Mozambique >10 mo of 2001-2003 Dept of Geography - Geology (Box 4400), Illinois State University Normal, IL 61790-4400 Voice: 309-438-7360; FAX: 309-438-5310 E-mail: psanders@ilstu.edu - Internet items: www.ilstu.edu/~psanders - Stoves List Archives and Website: http://www.crest.org/discussion/stoves/200209/ http://crest.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/ > Stoves List Moderators: Ron Larson, ronallarson@qwest.net Elsen L. Karstad, elk@wananchi.com www.chardust.com Other Biomass Stoves Events and Information: http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1010424940_7.html Bioenergy http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975339_7.html Gasification http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/1011975672_7.html Carbon List-Post: <mailto:stoves@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:stoves-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:stoves-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:stoves-subscribe@crest.org> > For information about CHAMBERS STOVES >http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/Chambers/Chambers.htm
