The lighting transition in rural Africa -From kerosene to battery-powered LED and the emerging disposal problem
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Kerosene-based lighting is used by more than half of households without a connection to the electrical grid in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in East African countries.
“However, kerosene-based lighting remains a prevalent source of HAP in SSA; estimates indicate that it is used by more than half of households without a connection to the electrical grid (Bensch et al., 2017), particularly in East African countries.”
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Kerosene-based lighting remains a prevalent source of household air pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa.
“However, kerosene-based lighting remains a prevalent source of HAP in SSA; estimates indicate that it is used by more than half of households without a connection to the electrical grid (Bensch et al., 2017), particularly in East African countries.”
From Kerosene-based lighting: an overlooked source of exposure to household air pollution? (2020) · cites this paper as Bensch et al., 2017
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Kerosene-based lighting: an overlooked source of exposure to household air pollution?
Curto, A., & Tonne, C. (2020) · Clean Air Journal · doi:10.17159/caj/2020/30/1.8420 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
- Authors
- Bensch, G., Peters, J., & Sievert, M.
- Affiliations
- RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Bensch, Gunther
- Venue
- Energy for Sustainable Development
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-08
- Volume
- 39
- Pages
- 13-20
- ISSN
- 0973-0826 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2605453136
- Cited by
- 69
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 3.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Energy and Environment Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Keywords
- kerosene lamps, LED lamps, primary cells, battery disposal, waste management, off-grid electricity access, sub-Saharan Africa, health and environmental impacts, battery monitoring
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