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Comparison of Respiratory Health Impacts Associated with Wood and Charcoal Biomass Fuels: A Population-Based Analysis of 475,000 Children from 30 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
Background: The World Health Organisation reported that 45% of global acute respiratory infection (ARI) deaths in children under five years are attributable to household air pollution, which has been recognised to be strongly associated with solid ...
K. Woolley   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Socio-Economic Analysis of Wood Charcoal Production as a Significant Output of Forest Bioeconomy in Africa

open access: yes, 2021
Wood charcoal (WCH) is a sustainable biofuel for rural and urban users because of its higher energy density and emission of marginal smoke when compared with firewood.
I. Nyarko   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Newspaper reporting and the emergence of charcoal burning suicide in Taiwan:A mixed methods approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BackgroundIt has been suggested that extensive media reporting of charcoal burning suicide was a key factor in the rapid spread of this novel method in many East Asian countries. But very few empirical studies have explored the relationship between media
Biddle, Lucy A   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Trees and shrubs in the sanctuary. Wood charcoal analysis at the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia, Poros

open access: yesOpuscula. Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome, 2019
Wood charcoal analysis at the Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia, Poros aims to provide information on the vegetation of the area and its management and on the range of plants used in the activities taking place at the sanctuary.
M. Ntinou
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A 5,000-Year Fire History in the Strait of Georgia Lowlands, British Columbia, Canada

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Improved knowledge of long-term fire regimes and climate-fire-human relationships are important for effective management of forested ecosystems. In this study, we use two, high-resolution sedimentary-charcoal records to provide new, mid to late Holocene ...
Sinead F. Murphy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of Traditional Harvests of Wood with Local Communities to Utilize their Indigenous Knowledge in Horticultural Ecosystems [PDF]

open access: yesDānishhā-yi būmī-i Īrān, 2020
For this purpose, a total of 50 interviews were conducted and the information received was documented by writing commentary points and recording audio and video .Then, data analysis was performed using content analysis methods.
Yaghoub Iranmanesh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of production variables and starting material on charcoal stable isotopic and molecular characteristics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
We present a systematic study on the effect of starting species, gas composition, temperature, particle size and duration of heating upon the molecular and stable isotope composition of high density (mangrove) and low density (pine) wood.
Alemany   +76 more
core   +1 more source

Variability on the energy properties of charcoal and charcoal briquettes for barbecue

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
In recent years there has been a strong increase in interest in the world of barbecues and outdoor cooking in high-income countries. Referring to FAO data, an exponential growth in imports of charcoal was observed in Europe and North America.
A. Mencarelli, R. Cavalli, R. Greco
doaj   +1 more source

Charcoal analysis in marine sediments [PDF]

open access: yesLimnology and Oceanography, 1997
A technique is described for measuring charcoal in small samples (5 mg) of marine sediments to quantify the contribution of charcoal to the total organic carbon loading of marine sediments. Charcoal is measured as elemental carbon by gas chromatography after acidification with hot concentrated nitric acid in situ within aluminum sample cups to remove ...
openaire   +1 more source

Radiocarbon dates from the Oxford AMS system: archaeometry datelist 35 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This is the 35th list of AMS radiocarbon determinations measured at the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit (ORAU). Amongst some of the sites included here are the latest series of determinations from the key sites of Abydos, El Mirón, Ban Chiang, Grotte
Baker, D.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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