Hedon Newsletter
Erin Boyd July 31, 2006
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In this issue:
* Featured HEDON Subscriber - Dr Karabi Dutta, Pune, India
* Latest news and announcements including:
- EUEF Deadline Extended
- Biogas Support Programme-Nepal Hits 150,000 Household Biogas Plants
* Events & meetings through November 30, 2006 - 9 new events
* Publication library - 6 new publications
* Links
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FEATURED HEDON SUBSCRIBER -
A monthly look at what one of us is doing.
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In this month's HEDON Subscriber Profile, we look at the efforts of Dr. Karabi Dutta, who, despite being a biotechnologist by trade, takes a multi-disciplinary (including architecture and economics, just to name a few) approach to improving indoor air quality in India. Her methods have paid off, with real benefits being felt by those households she has worked with.
To learn more about Dr. Dutta and her work, visit:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/view/750/news.htm
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LATEST NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS -
online at http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/news.htm.
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** PILOT TESTS IN UGANDA AND ETHIOPIA STOVE MARKETS FOR LARGE-SCALE CARBON INITIATIVE **
Carbon Positive has secured financing to design and distribute clean burning stoves in a pilot project in Uganda and Ethiopia.
During the pilot project, various stove designs and distribution and monitoring models will be tested.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/748/news.htm
** EU ENERGY FACILITY DEADLINE EXTENDED **
Due to the concerns about the short submission period for the EU Energy Facility Call for Proposals, the deadline has been extended.
The new deadline, as of 27 July 2006, is Friday the 6th of October
2006 at 16h00.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/746/news.htm
** 3RD FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PAPERS **
Call for papers for the 3rd Future Environmental Trends Conference to be held in Bangalore, India. The conference will focus on challenges for sustainable development that arise from the nexus
between energy, environment, and poverty.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/743/news.htm
** STUDIES SHOW EVIDENCE OF SOLAR COOKING BENEFITS **
Research data gathered from solar cooking projects in Bolivia, Ethiopia and Kenya validates long-held theories concerning solar cooking's potential.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/735/news.htm
** LATEST ISSUE OF 'ENERGIA NEWS' AVAILABLE **
This issue of ENERGIA News focuses on the gender-energy-poverty nexus in urban areas and tries to throw some light on this
little researched area.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/733/news.htm
** PATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLD CONCENTRATIONS OF MULTIPLE INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS IN CHINA **
A very interesting article on indoor air pollution discussing household concentrations of multiple pollutants in typical rural Chinese homes and the uses of smoke from traditional
cookstoves.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/731/news.htm
** INFLUENCE OF USING HOUSEHOLD BIOGAS DIGESTERS ON HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN CHINA **
Informative article in which the authors discuss how the construction of biogas digesters leads to an obvious decrease of
per capita energy consumption in rural families ...
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/730/news.htm
** A MODEL OF HOUSEHOLD ENERGY SERVICES IN A LOW-INCOME RURAL AFRICAN VILLAGE **
An article from the journal 'Energy Policy', 2005, vol. 33, no14, pp. 1833-1851, in which the authors discuss the advantages and disadvantages of introducing modern fuels and appliances into rural
African villages.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/729/news.htm
** COMMUNITIES MONITOR AIR POLLUTION **
In this 'Frontline' article (Volume 22, Issue 12, June 4-17 2005), Asha Krishnakumar writes about how public interest and a growing body of knowledge is evolving about low-cost technologies
that allow communities themselves to monitor pollution.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/728/news.htm
** CLEAN AIR CAN BE GOOD BUSINESS **
A popular newspaper article and an interesting read because it shows how the general population is gradually becoming aware of the
quality of the air we breathe.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/727/news.htm
** BIOGAS SUPPORT PROGRAMME (BSP) - NEPAL HITS 150,000 HOUSEHOLD BIOGAS PLANTS **
The programme has been successful in fast popularising and disseminating the technology in different parts of Nepal while also
replacing the traditional fuel.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/726/news.htm
** TWO NEW PAPERS EXAMINE GENDER-ENERGY-POVERTY NEXUS **
In both papers, Dr. Siddhartha Sarkar also makes recommendations on
how to improve related policies and actions.
More details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/725/news.htm
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EVENTS AND MEETINGS THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2006
--- 9 NEW ITEMS ADDED SINCE JUNE 2006 HEDON NEWSLETTER --- (for a complete list of all upcoming events and meetings, including those beyond November 30, 2006, see
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/events.htm)
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NEW!! ** WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY CONGRESS IX AND EXHIBITION **
To be held in Italy, starting 19 August 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/396/events.htm
NEW!! ** 21ST EUROPEAN PV SOLAR ENERGY CONFERENCE **
To be held in Germany, starting 04 September 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/400/events.htm
NEW!! ** PLEA2006 - 23RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PASSIVE AND LOW-ENERGY ARCHITECTURE **
To be held in Switzerland, starting 06 September 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/401/events.htm
NEW!! ** GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY APPROACHES FOR DESERT REGIONS **
To be held in Jordan, starting 18 September 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/394/events.htm
NEW!! ** GLOBAL WIND POWER 2006 **
To be held in Australia, starting 18 September 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/402/events.htm
** INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE USE OF BIO-SLURRY IN DOMESTIC BIOGAS PROGRAMMES **
To be held in Thailand, starting 27 September 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/389/events.htm
NEW!! ** WOOD ENERGY 2006 **
To be held in Germany, starting 28 September 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/403/events.htm
NEW!! ** RENEWABLE ENERGY 2006 **
To be held in Japan, starting 9 October 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/395/events.htm
NEW!! ** SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPO **
To be held in the United Kingdom, starting 10 October 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/404/events.htm
** 19TH WORLD LP GAS FORUM **
To be held in the United States, starting 17 October 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/388/events.htm
** THE GREAT WALL WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY FORUM AND EXHIBITION 2006
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To be held in China, starting 24 October 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/378/events.htm
NEW!! ** 5TH WORLD WIND ENERGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION **
To be held in India, starting 6 November 2006
Full details online at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/405/events.htm
Do you have relevant household energy events? Please send details of forthcoming household energy events us by return email!
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PUBLICATION LIBRARY
online at http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/library.htm
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** TIE-ENERGIA GENDER AUDIT, BOTSWANA - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY **
Available to download at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/251/library.htm
** DEVELOPMENT OF AN AEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR FOR SMALL SCALE IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) EMISSIONS: A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS **
Available to download at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/250/library.htm
** BIOGAS: A BRIGHT IDEA FOR AFRICA **
Available to download at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/249/library.htm
** PATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLD CONCENTRATIONS OF MULTIPLE INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS IN CHINA **
Available to download at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/248/library.htm
** GENDER, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY AND EMPOWERMENT **
Available to download at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/247/library.htm
** ENERGY AND POVERTY IN SOUTH ASIA **
Available to download at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/246/library.htm
Do you have relevant household energy publications? We are happy to include your papers and reports on our database. Please email them to us!
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LINKS
online at http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/links.htm
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** THE EFFECT OF OZONE AND PM10 ON HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR PNEUMONIA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY **
A case-crossover study was conducted in 36 US cities to evaluate the effect of ozone and particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 µm (PM10) on respiratory hospital admissions and to identify which city characteristics may explain the heterogeneity in risk estimates. Respiratory hospital admissions and air pollution data were obtained for 1986-1999. In a meta-analysis based on the city-specific regression models, several city characteristics were evaluated as effect modifiers. During the warm season, the 2-day cumulative effect of a 5-ppb increase in ozone was a 0.27% (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.08, 0.47) increase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admissions and a 0.41% (95%
CI: 0.26, 0.57) increase in pneumonia admissions. Similarly, a
10-µg/m3 increase in PM10 during the warm season resulted in a 1.47% (95% CI: 0.93, 2.01) increase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at lag 1 and a 0.84% (95% CI: 0.50, 1.19) increase in pneumonia at lag 0. Percentage of households with central air conditioning reduced the effect of air pollution, and variability of summer apparent temperature reduced the effect of ozone on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The study confirmed, in a large sample of cities, that exposure to ozone and PM10 is associated with respiratory hospital admissions and provided evidence that the effect of air pollution is modified by certain city characteristics.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PM10, particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 µm; PM2.5, particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 µm
Online link at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/768/links.htm
** REPRODUCIBLE EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH **
Reproducible Epidemiologic Research
Roger D. Peng, Francesca Dominici and Scott L. Zeger
>From the Biostatistics Department, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
The replication of important findings by multiple independent investigators is fundamental to the accumulation of scientific evidence. Researchers in the biologic and physical sciences expect results to be replicated by independent data, analytical methods, laboratories, and instruments. Epidemiologic studies are commonly used to quantify small health effects of important, but subtle, risk factors, and replication is of critical importance where results can inform substantial policy decisions. However, because of the time, expense, and opportunism of many current epidemiologic studies, it is often impossible to fully replicate their findings.
An attainable minimum standard is 'reproducibility', which calls for data sets and software to be made available for verifying published findings and conducting alternative analyses. The authors outline a standard for reproducibility and evaluate the reproducibility of current epidemiologic research. They also propose methods for reproducible research and implement them by use of a case study in air pollution and health.
Abbreviations: NMMAPS, National Morbidity, Mortality, and Air
Pollution Study
Online link at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/767/links.htm
** INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL MODIFIERS OF THE EFFECTS OF PARTICULATE MATTER ON DAILY MORTALITY **
Individual-Level Modifiers of the Effects of Particulate Matter on Daily Mortality Ariana Zeka, Antonella Zanobetti and Joel Schwartz
>From the Environmental Health Department, Harvard School of Public
Health, Boston, MA
Consistent evidence has shown a positive association between particulate matter with an aerodiameter of less than or equal to 10 µm (PM10) and daily mortality. Less is known about the modification of this association by factors measured at the individual level.
The authors examined this question in a case-crossover study of 20 US cities. Mortality events (1.9 million) were obtained for nonaccidental, respiratory, heart disease, and stroke mortality between 1989 and 2000. PM10 concentrations were obtained from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The authors examined the modification of the PM10-mortality association by sociodemographics, location of death, season, and secondary diagnoses. They found different patterns of PM10-mortality associations by gender and age but no differences by race. The level of education was inversely related to the risk of mortality associated with PM10. PM10-related, out-of-hospital deaths were more likely than were in-hospital deaths, as were those occurring during spring/fall versus summer/winter. A secondary diagnosis of diabetes modified the effect of PM10 for respiratory and stroke mortality. Pneumonia was a positive effect modifier for deaths from all causes and stroke, while secondary stroke modified the effects for all-cause and respiratory deaths. The findings suggest that more attention must be paid to population characteristics to identify greater likelihood of exposures and susceptibility and, as a result, to improve policy making for air pollution standards.
Online link at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/766/links.htm
** SEASONAL ANALYSES OF AIR POLLUTION AND MORTALITY IN 100 US CITIES **
Abstract: Time series models relating short-term changes in air pollution levels to daily mortality counts typically assume that the effects of air pollution on the log relative rate of mortality do not vary with time. However, these short-term effects might plausibly vary by season. Changes in the sources of air pollution and meteorology can result in changes in characteristics of the air pollution mixture across seasons. The authors developed Bayesian semiparametric hierarchical models for estimating time-varying effects of pollution on mortality in multisite time series studies.
The methods were applied to the database of the National Morbidity and Mortality Air Pollution Study, which includes data for 100 US cities, for the period 1987-2000. At the national level, a 10-µg/m3 increase in particulate matter less than 10 µm in aerodynamic diameter at a 1-day lag was associated with 0.15% (95% posterior interval (PI): -0.08, 0.39), 0.14% (95% PI: -0.14, 0.42), 0.36% (95% PI: 0.11, 0.61), and 0.14% (95% PI: -0.06, 0.34) increases in mortality for winter, spring, summer, and fall, respectively. An analysis by geographic region found a strong seasonal pattern in the Northeast (with a peak in summer) and little seasonal variation in the southern regions of the country. These results provide useful information for understanding particle toxicity and guiding future analyses of particle constituent data.
Online link at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/765/links.htm
** YENEPAD **
YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS FOR NEPAD is a Non for Profit Organisation
promoting NEPAD Vision and Objectives.
Online link at:
http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/764/links.htm
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