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This chapter discusses the negative health, social, and environmental impacts of traditional biomass cookstoves and agricultural drying equipment. It notes that over 2 billion people currently use open biomass cookstoves that have thermal efficiencies as low as 5-30% and release toxic emissions, resulting in over 4 million premature deaths per year from indoor air pollution. Traditional stoves also contribute to deforestation as people spend up to 28 hours per week collecting firewood. Inefficient agricultu
- Author
- William J Thompson
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- EN