kerosene lamp Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:08:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Newly Identified Source of Black Carbon: Kerosene Lamps https://www.greenoptimistic.com/newly-identified-source-of-black-carbon-kerosene-lamps-20121129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/newly-identified-source-of-black-carbon-kerosene-lamps-20121129/#respond Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:08:37 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29012 Kerosene lamps are known to be the main source of light for many households in most developing nations. A study conducted by researchers at UC Barkeley and University of Illinois, however, found that these lamps, although very much needed, are also a major emitter of black carbon. The lab and field results indicated 7-9% of […]

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