Energie produite par la biomasse, pollution de l’air au foyer et santé A. Koopmans Auke Koopmans, ancien conseiller technique principal du Programme régional de développement de la dendroénergie en Asie de la FAO, est consultant indépendant à Chiangmai, Thaïlande. Les ménages utilisant l’énergie produite par la biomasse ont besoin de fourneaux efficaces capables de réduire la fumée, les particules et les gaz qui nuisent à la santé des femmes et des enfants.
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