World Journal of Environmental Pollution 1 (1): 05-07, 2011
Indoor Air Pollution: A Household Study in the Village Faridpur and Ranchi Colony, Durgapur, Burdwan District, West Bengal
N.K. Mondal, S.K. Saha, J.K. Datta and A. Banerjee/ Department of Environmental Science, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Respiratory diseases are of public health concern worldwide. A field study was undertaken to characterize the level of pollutant released from solid bio-fuel burning from the village of rural households and urban households in the area of Durgapur. Results of this study suggested an association between respiratory disease and exposure to domestic biomass fuel smoke, but more extensive studies are needed to confirm the association between solid bio-fuel use and respiratory disease.
