Household air pollution: rocket cookstove

This study evaluated the impact of replacing traditional three-stone fires with improved rocket mud stoves in 49 homes in Western Kenya, focusing on carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations and the viability of CO as a proxy for PM2.5.

• The introduction of improved rocket mud stoves in Western Kenya led to statistically significant reductions in peak carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations, specifically the 8-hour 95th percentile, with kitchen CO decreasing by 26.1 ppm (a 53% reduction) and personal CO decreasing by 8.0 ppm (a 39% reduction).
• While 48-hour mean kitchen and personal CO exposures were lower after stove replacement by 28% and 12% respectively, the wide confidence intervals indicated that increases in exposure remained possible. The reduction in 48-hour mean kitchen CO was 3.1 ppm and personal CO was 0.9 ppm.
• The study observed a good overall correlation (r = 0.73, n = 33) between kitchen CO and PM2.5 concentrations over periods approximating one day; however, variations based on exposure setting and time of day limit the use of CO as a proxy measure for PM2.5.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2016). Household air pollution: rocket cookstove. https://www.sei.org/publications/household-air-pollution-rocket-cookstove/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Household air pollution: rocket cookstove. 2016. https://www.sei.org/publications/household-air-pollution-rocket-cookstove/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Household air pollution: rocket cookstove |date=29 December 2016 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/household-air-pollution-rocket-cookstove/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2016household, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Household air pollution: rocket cookstove}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2016}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/household-air-pollution-rocket-cookstove/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }