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Study: Solid fuels exposing families to toxic pollutants

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A section of Kibera slums. Charcoal, firewood and plastic burnt in cramped, unventilated spaces pose health risks. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Residents of informal settlements are exposed to worrying levels of air pollution, new scientific research shows.

A two-year study in Mukuru, Kenya, and Ndirande, Malawi, found that charcoal and firewood for cooking emit toxic pollutants that pose severe health risks.

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