Collect information about the types of fuels used for cooking in your area. Discuss with your teachers/parents/others which fuels are less polluting and why.
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"Types of fuels used for
cooking are:
1. Charcoal : for chullahs.
2. Wood : for chullahs.
Very few poor people
3. Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG cylinders : with gas stove.
4. Kerosene : for stoves.
5. Electricity : for
microwaves, toasters and electric kettles.
Burning a hydrocarbon fuel like coal, oil or gas with oxygen taken from the air produces carbon dioxide and causes pollution.
Gas is supposed to be the least polluting among the carbon fuels. Its atom is lighter and less CO2 is produced for a given amount of energy output.
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