[Stoves] [CleanAirSIG] Improving the quality of indoor air in Kolkata, India - Request for information and advice

[Kevin Chisholm]

Dear Karabi

I went to your Site, and read #1 Report. There is reference to a stove 
with a chimney, but there no test results showing the beneficial effect 
of a chimney.

I tried to access Report #2, but got the message "The file is damaged 
and could not be repaired."

Could you please elaborate on the degree to which chimneys are presently 
used, whether they could be used, and the extent to which their use 
could be increased?

Thanks.

Kevin


Dutta wrote:
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> Dear Clean Air SIG members,
>
> The Appropriate Rural Technology Institute is seeking viable interventions 
> to reduce exposure to indoor pollutants and provide cleaner air in informal
> settlements in Kolkata, and thus improve health, particularly for women and 
> children.
>
> These two reports
> (http://www.hedon.info/goto.php/CleanAirSIG:IAPInSlumsKolkataIndia) present
> the results from a preliminary study on traditional stoves, fuels and 
> emission levels from a project in the slums of
> Kolkata. The residents are mostly economically deprived households who have 
> migrated from neighbouring states in search of a living.
>
> >From this study we know that:
>
> *The houses (around 1.6m in height) are mainly of brick and plastic, with
> tiny doors and equally small windows.
>
> *The kitchen is situated in a small corner of the room or below a raised
> sleeping area.
>
> *The stove is either just inside the room or in a semi-covered space
> adjoining the house.
>
> *Most people use home-made briquettes of coal dust and mud or dried tree
> bark, although other fuels are in evidence.
>
> *Houses are closely packed together permitting little space to pass between
> them.
>
> Decisions have still to be reached on the specific technologies and 
> approaches that would help to improve air quality.I would appreciate any
> ideas, suggestions or guidance from Clean Air SIG members with experience in
>
> this field.
>
> Regards,
> Karabi 
>
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