September 4-9, 2005, Beijing, China
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provided funds to support part of the costs that enabled 13 researchers from less-developed countries to participate in the 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate in Beijing, China.
Professor Kirk Smith of the School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley coordinated two sessions on indoor air pollution from household energy use and presented the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air at the Conference s closing session. He discussed the international efforts to address this environmental health risk faced by almost half the people on the planet. The 13 researchers presented their work to educate the international scientific community about the health implications of burning traditional biomass fuels and coal, and raise the profile of indoor air pollution research by scientists in those developing countries affected by this serious public health issue.
Their papers can be found below: