Thewaywecookisimportant.Inmanycountries,thetwosourcesofheatusedforcookingarenat-uralgasorelectricstoves.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)warnsthatmillionsofpeoplearedyingeveryyearfromindoorairpollution.TheWHOfindsthatpoorcooking,heatingandlightingtechnologiesarekillingmillionsofpeopleeachyear.
Indoorairpollutionresultsfromtheuseofdangerousfuelsandcookstovesinthehome.WHOof-ficialssaynearlythreebillionpeopleareunabletousecleanfuelsandtechnologiesforcooking,heat-ingandlighting.Andtheysaymorethansevenmillionpeoplediefromexposuretoindoororoutdoorairpollutioneachyear.Ofthatnumber,theWHOsaysabout4.3millionpeoplediefromhouseholdairpollutiongivenoffbysimplebiomass(生物燃料)andcoalstoves.
Thesefindingsshowthatthehomeuseofpoisonousfuelsistoblameformanyofthesedeaths.
Thesefuelsinrludewood,coal,animalwasteandsoon.CarlosDoraisCoordinatorintheWHO'sDe-partmentofPublicHealth,EnvironmentalandSocialDeterminantsofHealth.Hesayspeopleshould notuseunprocessedcoalandkerosene(煤油)fuelindoors.Hesaysopeningawindowordoortoletouttheharmfulairwillnotcorrectthesituation.Itwillonlypollutetheoutdoors."Newtechnologies andcleanfuelscanridpeopleofthisproblem."
TheUnitedNationsfoundthatmorethan95percentoffamiliesinsuh-SaharanAfricadependon solidfuelsforcooking.ItsayshugepopulationsinIndia,ChinaandLatinAmericancountries,suchasCuatemalaandPeru,arealsoatrisk.
NigelBruceisaprofessorofPublicHealthattheUniversityofLiverpool.Hesaysresearchersaredevelopinggoodstovesandotherequipmenttobumfuelsinamoreefficientway."Therearealreadymanytechnologiesforcleanfuelsavailablenow.Aneffectiveandreasonablylow-costethanol(酒精)stovethatismadebyDometic(aSweden-basedcompany)isnowbeingtestedout.Anotherinterestingdevelopmentiselectricinductionstoves."InIndia,youcanbuyaninduction(屯磁)stoveforabout8.AndinAfricayoucanbuyasolarlampforlessthan1.
25.AccordingtoCarlosDora,whatisthebestsolutiontoindoorairpollution?___
A.Peopleshoulduseaneffectiveaircleaner.