Indoor air pollution from solid biomass fuels combustion in rural agricultural area of Tibet, China

Abstract

Indoor air pollution caused by solid biomass fuels is one of the most important burdens of disease in the developing countries, which attracts the attention of environment and public health researchers, as well as policy makers. This paper gives a pilot research on the indoor air pollution and estimated the effects of some intervention policies in Tibet of China, where the living habits of the residents are quite different from other parts of the world. This work would be an important supply to the indoor air pollution studies, and would be helpful in policy making.