Inhalation Exposures to Particulate Matter and Carbon Monoxide during Ethiopian Coffee Ceremonies in Addis Ababa: A Pilot Study
| Autor: | Worku Tefera, Chris Keil, Alexander Brown, Abera Kumie, Hailu Kassa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male Adolescent Article Subject Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Cultural tradition Air pollution Pilot Projects medicine.disease_cause Coffee World health Incense Young Adult Smoke Environmental health medicine Humans Cooking Ceremonial Behavior media_common Carbon Monoxide Inhalation Exposure Inhalation business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Middle Aged Particulates Ceremony Alternative fuels Air Pollution Indoor Charcoal Housing Female Particulate Matter Ethiopia business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Environmental and Public Health, Vol 2010 (2010) Journal of Environmental and Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1687-9813 1687-9805 |
| Popis: | The unique Ethiopian cultural tradition of the coffee ceremony increases inhalation exposures to combustion byproducts. This pilot study evaluated exposures to particulate matter and carbon monoxide in ten Addis Ababa homes during coffee ceremonies. For coffee preparers the geometric mean (57 μg/m3) and median (72 μg/m3) contributions to an increase in a 24-hour time-weighted average exposure were above World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. At 40% of the study sites the contribution to the 24-hour average exposure was greater than twice the WHO guideline. Similar exposure increases existed for ceremony participants. Particulate matter concentrations may be related to the use of incense during the ceremony. In nearly all homes the WHO guideline for a 60-minute exposure to carbon monoxide was exceeded. Finding control measures to reduce these exposures will be challenging due to the deeply engrained nature of this cultural practice and the lack of availability of alternative fuels. |
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