Incomplete　combustion　of　solid　fuels　(animal　dung　and　bituminous　coal)　is　a　common　phenomenon　during　residential　cooking　and　heating　in　the　Qinghai-Tibetan　Plateau　(QTP),　resulting　in　large　amounts　of　pollutants　emitted　into　the　atmosphere.　This　study　investigated　the　pollutant　emissions　from　six　burning　scenarios　(heating　and　cooking　with　each　of　the　three　different　fuels:　yak　dung,　sheep　dung,　and　bitumite)　in　the　QTP＇s　pastoral　dwellings.　Target　pollutants　such　as　carbon　monoxide　(CO),　gas-phase　polycyclic　aromatic　hydrocarbons　(PAHs),　volatile　organic　compounds　(VOCs),　fine　particles　(PM2.5,　particulate　matter　with　an　aerodynamic　diameter　2.5　from　the　six　scenarios　were　in　the　range　of　1.21　±　0.47–7.03　±　1.95　g　kg−1,　of　which　over　60%　mass　fractions　were　carbonaceous　aerosols.　The　ratio　of　organic　carbon　to　elemental　carbon　ranged　from　9.6　±　2.7–33.4　±　11.5　and　81.7　±　30.4–91.9　±　29.0　for　dung　and　bitumite　burning,　respectively.　These　values　were　much　larger　than　those　reported　in　the　literature,　likely　because　of　the　region＇s　high　altitudes—where　the　oxygen　level　is　approximately　65%　of　that　at　the　sea　level—thus　providing　a　deficient　air　supply　to　stoves.　However,　the　toxicity　and　carcinogenicity　of　PAHs　emitted　from　solid　fuel　combustion　in　the　QTP　are　significant,　despite　a　slightly　lower　benzo(a)pyrene-equivalent　carcinogenic　potency　(Bapeq)　in　this　study　than　in　the　literature.　The　gas-to-particle　partitioning　coefficient　of　PAHs　and　VOC　emission　profiles　in　the　QTP　differed　significantly　from　those　reported　for　other　regions　in　the　literature.　More　attention　should　be　paid　to　the　emissions　of　PAH　derivatives　(oxygenated　PAHs　and　nitro-PAHs),　considering　their　enhanced　light-absorbing　ability　and　high　BaPeq　from　solid　fuel　combustion　in　the　QTP.　©　2021　Elsevier　Ltd