Traditional Mud Cookstove (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Traditional Mud Cookstove

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Research from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis has revealed that, despite its whitish appearance, organic carbon particles from cookstoves, like the one pictured, absorb as much -- if not more -- sunlight in the atmosphere as black carbon.

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(Courtesy: Apoorva Pandey, lead author)

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