|
|
Small wood cookstoves are used by 2-3 billion
people worldwide, often in developing nations where modern sources of
power are limited or non-existent. These wood stoves and hand-made solar,
liquid, or gas stoves have numerous health and safety issues as well as
being labor intensive to use. Safety is an important issue as burns,
scalds, cuts and loss of property are highly prevalent when using an open
flame in a small kitchen. The following documents provide standardized
methods of testing stove safety to minimize the harmful factors of stove
use. Indoor air pollution is not included in the analysis as much research
has been completed on that topic elsewhere. |
|
|