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As I was about to rest, my mind tells me to stroll out and I come across this... This pictures shows a typical localized way of cooking.... The pot made from cast iron is placed on a stand and in which lighted fire wood is placed underneath....It is somehow fast in cooking but one thing I hate from the process is the smoke...
Smoke is a dangerous contaminant which is dangerous and injurious to health firstly caused irritation to the eyes.
Most victim of this are women...A typical example is a woman who lives near my hostel. I pushed the half opened wooden door of her house, which doubles as access into her kitchen and her family’s dwelling. I gingerly stepped into the fume-clouded kitchen. “The smoke disturbs me, and is killing my eyes. I use firewood because I don’t have money to buy a stove or gas,” lamented Mom Elijah as she sniffled and attempted to wipe away dripping tears with her
cloth . it is not good for someone who is asthmatic or who has related ailments but people believes it cook food more faster and maybe more tastier..
EFFECTS OF SMOKE
- It causes childhood pneumonia.
- It causes depletion of ozone layers.
3.Causes chronic respiratory disease, heart disease, tuberculosis and other diseases which are not friendly .
In lieu to this, it's advisable for women to cook by using; pollution-free stove,solar box cookers,gas cooker.
Have you come across any woman who developed such an ailment as a result of using firewood?
Women are Gods giving heritage, let's protect them