Cooking fuels and household air pollution

The study evaluated emissions from charcoal, kerosene, LPG, and electricity in Kibera, Nairobi. It found that charcoal and kerosene produce the highest concentrations of pollutants, while LPG and electricity produce low concentrations. Ambient PM2.5 levels in the households were 14.2 times higher than the World Health Organization's 24-hour threshold.

• Charcoal and kerosene are the most polluting fuels among those studied, whereas LPG and electricity result in low concentrations of emissions with no significant difference between them.
• Household ambient PM2.5 levels in the studied area reached 213 μg/m3, which is 14.2 times the World Health Organization's 24-hour threshold of 15 μg/m3.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2026). Cooking fuels and household air pollution. https://www.sei.org/publications/cooking-fuels-household-air-pollution/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Cooking fuels and household air pollution. 2026. https://www.sei.org/publications/cooking-fuels-household-air-pollution/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Cooking fuels and household air pollution |date=11 February 2026 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/cooking-fuels-household-air-pollution/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2026cooking, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Cooking fuels and household air pollution}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2026}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/cooking-fuels-household-air-pollution/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }