background: considering health and public health risks, particulate matters are the main pollutants of air and are associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity in long and short term exposures. hence, the present study was performed with the aim of estimating the health impacts attributable to pm10 in the 7 cities of mashhad, tabriz, isfahan, shiraz, arak, ahwaz, and urmia (iran) durin...

background & objectives:airq software proved to be a valid and reliable tool to estimate the potential short term effects of air pollution. in this study the airq2.2.3 model was used to evaluate adverse health effects caused by nitrogen dioxide(no2) exposure in ahvaz during 2009. materials & methods:the airq,developed by the world health organization (who) to predict health endpoints a...

In the past two decades, epidemiological studies have shown that air pollution is one of the causes of morbidity and mortality. In this study the effect of PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2 and O3 pollutants on human health among the inhabitants of Mashhad has been evaluated. To evaluate the health effects due to air pollution, the AirQ model software 3.3.2, developed by WHO European Centre for Environment...

Background & Aims of the Study: As an air pollutant, NO2 reacts with ammonia, moisture and other compounds to form small particles. These small particles may cause or aggravate respiratory diseases and exacerbate existing heart diseases, leading to increased hospital admissions and premature death. In this study, the AirQ2.2.3 model was used to evaluate adverse health effects caused by NO2 ...

materials and methods in the first stage, no2 pollutant concentrations were measured using the data collected from air pollution monitoring stations. sampling was performed in six stations. the chosen stations have been based on the us environmental protection agency (epa) standards. in the next step, the data were processed using excel software and information was given to the airq model. data...