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Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry Volume 88, 2006 - Issue 3
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Intervention research on influence of biomass briquette on human health

Xiao Hong Public Health School, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zhou Yanrong Public Health School, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Wang Runhua Public Health School, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Wang Xun Public Health School, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Liu Yuanfu Public Health School, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Cheng Shuqun Public Health School, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Tsuguo Mizoguchi Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
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Iwao Uchiyama Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
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Kazuhiki Sakamoto Faculty of Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry, Saitama University, Japan
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Wang Qingyue Faculty of Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry, Saitama University, Japan
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Pages 395-403 | Received 10 Feb 2006, Accepted 20 Mar 2006, Published online: 01 Feb 2007
 
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Abstract

Raw coal (RC) is the main fuel in many, especially rural parts of China. Biomass briquette (BB), which has less SO2 emission, was developed as a cleaner alternative for RC. In this research, the cooking fuel of a group of countrywomen was switched from RC to BB and studied for health effects. Five biological indices percent of comet cell (COMET), lysozyme saliva (LYS), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) were chosen. All indices were measured three times during the 18-month experiment. Statistical analysis shows that there are significant changes in the indices. Using BB as a cooking fuel improves the function of anti-oxidation system and the nonspecific immune system, and reduces the DNA damage, which is negatively related to LYS and SOD.

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