Indoor air pollution from cook-stoves during baking in Ethiopia, exposure, and health risk assessment.

This study was undertaken to assess indoor air pollution and potential exposure to particulate matters (PMs-PM, PM, PM, PM, PM), and total suspended particles [TSP] and total volatile organic compounds [TVOCs] during baking of Ethiopian traditional staple food, using different types of stoves at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The geometric mean (GOM) of PMs pollutant using clean, improved, and traditional stoves were ranged 10.8-235, 23.

Levels of trace elements in PM collected at roadsides of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and exposure risk assessment.

Estimation of personal exposure to air pollution is needed to identify high-risk population and to develop mitigation strategies. In this study, an assessment of the potential effects of short-term exposure to PM and the elements bound within PM was conducted. Samples were obtained from the ten sub-cities of Addis Ababa (three sampling points from each) during the commuting time (traffic congestion and taxi queues).