The True Cost of Kerosene Light: Cost per Lumen-Hour, Cost per Useful Lumen-Hour at the Desk, and an Evening Exposure Bound

Prices kerosene light per lumen-hour and per useful lumen-hour at a desk for simple wick, hurricane and pressurised lamps, compares an LED lantern (29.54x cheaper per lumen-hour, 98.58x per useful lumen-hour at $1/L), and bounds evening PM2.5/CO exposure in a 30 m3 room model against WHO guidelines. Health dose is reported separately, not monetised.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-10
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24113195
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Energy and Environment Impacts
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The True Cost of Kerosene Light: Cost per Lumen-Hour, Cost per Useful Lumen-Hour at the Desk, and an Evening Exposure Bound

William Alexander Aldred
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Energy and Environment Impacts
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The True Cost of Kerosene Light: Cost per Lumen-Hour, Cost per Useful Lumen-Hour at the Desk, and an Evening Exposure Bound

William Alexander Aldred
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Abstract

Prices kerosene light per lumen-hour and per useful lumen-hour at a desk for simple wick, hurricane and pressurised lamps, compares an LED lantern (29.54x cheaper per lumen-hour, 98.58x per useful lumen-hour at $1/L), and bounds evening PM2.5/CO exposure in a 30 m3 room model against WHO guidelines. Health dose is reported separately, not monetised.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Energy and Environment Impacts
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The True Cost of Kerosene Light: Cost per Lumen-Hour, Cost per Useful Lumen-Hour at the Desk, and an Evening Exposure Bound — William Alexander Aldred · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS