How Environmental Health Risks Change with Development

Smith and Ezzati. HOW ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS CHANGE WITH DEVELOPMENT: The Epidemiologic and Environmental Risk Transitions Revisited. Annu. Rev. Environ. Resourc. (2005) vol. 30 (1) pp. 291-333→ Download PDF

Childhood asthma and indoor woodsmoke from cooking in Guatemala

Schei M, Hessen JO, Smith KR, Bruce N, McCracken J, Lopez V (2004) Childhood asthma and indoor woodsmoke from cooking in Guatemala. J Expo Assess & Environ Epi 14(S-1):110-117.
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Maternal exposure to biomass smoke and reduced birthweight in Zimbabwe

Mishra V, Dai X, Smith KR, Mika L (2004) Maternal exposure to biomass smoke and reduced birthweight in Zimbabwe. Annals of Epidemiology 14:740–747.
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An assessment of programs to promote improved househld stoves in China.

Sinton JE, Smith KR, Peabody JW, Yaping L, Xiliang Z, Edwards R, Quan G (2004) An assessment of programs to promote improved househld stoves in China. Energy for Sustainable Development 8(3):33-52.
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Combined optical and ionization measurement techniques for inexpensive characteristics of micrometer and submicrometer aerosols

Litton CD, Smith KR, Edwards R, Allen T (2004) Combined optical and ionization measurement techniques for inexpensive characteristics of micrometer and submicrometer aerosols. Aerosol Science and Technology 38:1054–1062.→Download PDF

Impact of improved stoves, house construction, and child location on levels of indoor air pollution exposure in young Guatemalan children.

Bruce N, McCracken J, Albalak R, Schei MA, Smith KR, Lopez V, West C (2004) Impact of improved stoves, house construction, and child location on levels of indoor air pollution exposure in young Guatemalan children. J Expo Assess & Environ Epi 14(S-1):26-33.
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Exposure assessment for respirable particulates associated with household fuel use in rural districts of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Balakrishnan K, Sambandam S, Ramaswamy P, Mehta S, Smith KR (2004) Exposure assessment for respirable particulates associated with household fuel use in rural districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. J Expo Assess & Environ Epi 14(S-1):14-25.→ Download PDF

Implications of changes in household stoves and fuel use in China [for climate and health].

Edwards RD, Smith KR, Zhang J, Ma Y (2004) Implications of changes in household stoves and fuel use in China [for climate and health]. Energy Policy 32(3):395-411.
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Assessing the burden of disease at national and local levels

Desai MA, Mehta S, Smith KR (2004) Indoor smoke from solid fuels: Assessing the burden of disease at national and local levels. Environmental Burden of Disease Series #4, Protection of the Human Environment, World Health Organization, Geneva
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Health Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution in Developing Countries of Asia: A Literature Review

International Scintific Oversight Committee (KR Smith and others)(April 2004) Health Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution in Developing Countries of Asia: A Literature Review. Special Report #15, Health Effects Institute, Boston.
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Reducing indoor air pollution with a randomised intervention design – A presentation of the Stove Intervention Study in the Guatemalan Highlands

Smith-Sivertsen T, Díaz E, Bruce N, Díaz A, Khalakdina A, Schei MA, McCracken J, Arana B, Klein R, Thompson L and Smith KR (2004) Reducing indoor air pollution with a randomised intervention design – A presentation of the Stove Intervention Study in the Guatemalan Highlands. Nor Epid 14 (2):137-143.
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Mortality Impacts of Urban Air Pollution

Cohen AJ, Anderson HR, Ostro B, Pandey KD, Krzyzanowski M, Kuenzli N, Gutschmidt K, Pope CA, Romieu I, Samet JM, Smith KR (2004) Mortality Impacts of Urban Air Pollution. ibid. pp.1353-1433.
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Comparative Quantification of Health Risks: Global and Regional Burden of Disease due to Selected Major Risk Factors

Smith KR, Mehta S, Maeusezahl-Feuz M (2004) Indoor smoke from household solid fuels.In Ezzati M, Rodgers AD, Lopez AD, Murray CJL (eds) Comparative Quantification of Health Risks: Global and Regional Burden of Disease due to Selected Major Risk Factors, Geneva: World Health Organization, Vol 2: pp. 1435-1493.
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Indoor Air Pollution Associated with Household Fuel Use in India: An exposure assessment and modeling exercise in rural districts of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Balakrishnan K, Mehta S, Kumar P, Ramaswamy P, Sambandam S, Kumar KS, Smith KR (2004) Indoor Air Pollution Associated with Household Fuel Use in India: An exposure assessment and modeling exercise in rural districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP), World Bank, Washington DC.
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Renewable Energy from Biomass

Kaltschmitt M, Thran D, Smith KR (2003) Renewable Energy from Biomass. Encyclopedia of Physical Sciences and Technology, Third Edition, Volume 14. Academic Press/Elsevier, Burlington, MA.
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Characterization of Non-methane Hydrocarbons Emitted from Various Cookstoves Used in China

Tsai SM, Zhang J, Smith KR, Ma Y, Rasmussen RA, Khalil MAK (2003) Characterization of Non-methane Hydrocarbons Emitted from Various Cookstoves Used in China. Environ. Sci. Technol37:2869-2877.
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Models to predict emissions of health-damaging pollutants and global warming contributions of residential fuel/stove combinations in China.

Edwards RD, Smith KR, Zhang J, Ma Y (2003) Models to predict emissions of health-damaging pollutants and global warming contributions of residential fuel/stove combinations in China. Chemosphere 50(2):201-15.
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Indoor air pollution: a global health concern.

Zhang J and Smith KR (2003) Indoor air pollution: a global health concern. British Medical Bulletin 68: 209–225.
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Indoor air pollution and acute respiratory infections

Smith KR (2003) Indoor air pollution and acute respiratory infections. Indian Pediatrics 40(9):815-819.
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Wealth, Poverty, and Climate Change

Smith. Wealth, poverty and climate change. Med J Aust (2003) vol. 179 (11-12) pp. 571-2
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