生物质燃料燃烧所致的室内空气污染及其健康影响研究进展

Research Progress in Indoor Air Pollution and Health Effects Caused by Combustion of Biomass Fuels

世界上约50%的人口和发展中国家90%以上的农村家庭仍然用未经加工处理的生物质燃料(木柴、动物粪便和农作物秸秆)作为生活燃料。这些物质在室内明火或功能简单的炉灶中燃烧,造成室内空气污染,尤其是妇女和儿童的暴露最为严重。生物质燃料烟雾中含有大量有毒有害物质,对人体的呼吸系统等造成不良影响。该文对我国生物质燃料所致的室内空气污染现状及国内外关于生物质燃料对健康影响的研究进行了综述。

About half of the world population and more than 90% of rural households in the developing countries still use unprocessed biomass fuels (wood, dung and crop residues) as the fuels. These substances, burning in the open fire or in the simple stoves, can cause indoor air pollution and the pollutants exposure in women and children is more serious. Biomass smoke contains lots of toxic and harmful substances which may impact the health of human. This article presented a recent research progress in the indoor air pollution and health effects caused by combustion of biomass fuels in China and in the world.