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Children living in homes that use coal for indoor cooking and heating tend to be shorter than children living in homes using other fuel sources. A study of over 1,000 infants in the Czech Republic found that boys in coal-burning households were 1.34 cm shorter and girls were 1.3 cm shorter. Combined exposure to coal use and cigarette smoke was linked to even greater reductions in height. Combustion of coal increases levels of toxins like particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and formaldehyde, similar to those found in cigarette smoke. The findings highlight the need for cleaner, healthier fuel options to reduce health risks to infants from indoor air pollution.

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Children living in homes that use coal for indoor cooking and heating tend to be shorter than children living in homes using other fuel sources. A study of over 1,000 infants in the Czech Republic found that boys in coal-burning households were 1.34 cm shorter and girls were 1.3 cm shorter. Combined exposure to coal use and cigarette smoke was linked to even greater reductions in height. Combustion of coal increases levels of toxins like particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and formaldehyde, similar to those found in cigarette smoke. The findings highlight the need for cleaner, healthier fuel options to reduce health risks to infants from indoor air pollution.

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boys ln coalburnlng households were 134 cenLlmeLers shorLer and glrls were 13 cenLlmeLers shorLer
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clgareLLe smoke was assoclaLed wlLh even greaLer reducLlons ln helghL CombusLlon of coal ln Lhe home
wlll lncrease levels of varlous Loxlns whlch lnclude parLlculaLe maLLer carbon monoxlde and
formaldehyde all whlch are slmllar Lo Lhe Loxlns found ln clgareLLe smoke
1hese flndlngs l hope wlll lncrease Lhe efforLs ln flndlng cleaner healLhler fuels for Lhe world Lo
use lL ls scary Lo know LhaL Lhe fuel LhaL people use can have such damaglng effecLs especlally Lo
lnfanLs lL seems llke Lhe sLudy ls noL compleLely accuraLe for Lhe unlLed SLaLes l am noL sure how many
people have coal burnlng apparaLuses ln Lhelr homes anymore MosL people are uslng naLural gas ln
Lhelr homes Chlldren ln oLher counLrles llke Lhe Czech 8epubllc are more aL rlsk for Lhese defecLs
because more people are uslng coal burnlng lnslde Lhe home

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