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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Richard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sorry to be so pre-occupied. I will get to peoples questions later.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The ‘aluta’ today is Taffy’s Master’s thesis which as to be reviewed by tomorrow night so I am buried in its many pages. It is really good. I am impressed. There is a relevant quote from page 44 that offers an alternative method of reducing exposure to wood burned in a 3 stone fire by switching to charcoal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman'>Ezzati & Kammen (2002) and Murray & Lopez (1996) reported that a transition from burning fuelwood in a three-stone fire to charcoal <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>can reduce PM</span></span><span style='font-size:6.5pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>10 </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>exposure of household users by 75-95%,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman'> resulting in a 45% reduction in<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:TimesNewRoman'>childhood lower respiratory infections.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In other words, changing from a traditional cooking method to charcoal is about as effective in reducing PM exposure as processing the wood fuel and burning it is a good TLUD fan stove. There seems to be merit in fully investigating combinations of technology and service delivery that can transform the domestic and rural bio-energy sector.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Crispin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0mm 0mm 0mm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Stanley<br><b>Sent:</b> 14 August 2011 21:19<br><b>To:</b> Discussion of biomass cooking stoves<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stoves] re Charcoal in Ganbia<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Crispin,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> I an amazed at the tenacity with which you pursue all this and the level of detail you put into your responses --tireless champion of the natural order and all. While I may agree with you on some points, I do not necessarily agree on others but I for one, do not have the time or typing ability to devote the hours it would take to respond...<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Someday over a beer perhaps !<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Aluta continua, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Richard Stanley<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>