尽管室外空气污染部分原因在于不成熟的工业化，但这对穷人来说是一个临时性的权衡问题 — — 摆脱贫困、传染病和室内空气污染，从而能够更好地负担食品、医疗和教育成本。
While outdoor air pollution is partly caused by incipient industrialization, this represents a temporary tradeoff for the poor – escaping hunger, infectious disease, and indoor air pollution to be better able to afford food, health care, and education.