Scientific Publications Real-Time Assessment of Black Carbon Pollution in Indian Households Due to Traditional and Improved Biomass Cookstoves Published 2012 Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Download Download Real-Time Assessment of Black Carbon Pollution in Indian Households Due to Traditional and Improved Biomass Cookstoves.pdf en Added on: 26 August, 2015 Read more Breadcrumb Home Resource Library Real-Time Assessment of Black Carbon Pollution In Indian Households Due To Traditional and Improved Biomass Cookstoves This report looks into the use of improved (biomass) cookstoves (ICs) as a Black Carbon (BC) mitigation measure with significant climate and health benefits. ICs encompass a range of technologies, including natural draft (ND) stoves, which feature structural modifications to enhance air flow, and forced draft (FD) stoves, which additionally employ an external fan to force air into the combustion chamber. Presented here, under Project Surya, are the first real-time in situ Black Carbon (BC) concentration measurements from five commercial ICs and a traditional (mud) cookstove for comparison.