Home Air Pollution Cause Health Problems

Air polluted at homes by fires made for cooking and heating could cause ill health and early death in nearly three billion people who merely breathe the air, researchers said. Some 40 percent of the world's population, mainly in Africa and Asia, use wood, charcoal or coal to cook, warm and light their homes, according to a review published by The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal. "These smoky, dirty fuels are often used in an open fire or simple stove, ...