Short-term exposure to PM <sub>2.5</sub> pollution in Iran and related burden diseases
The objective of this study was to estimate the health effects attributed to PM<sub>2.5</sub> exposure in southwest of Iran. In order to estimate HA-CVD, HA-RD, LC-M, I-As in children, RAD, and WDL, the exposure-response function method was used. The annual mean of PM<sub>2.5</sub> regularly exceeded 5.26-8.5 times from 2021 annual limit value established by the WHO. The dominance of PM<sub>2.5</sub> in PM<sub>2.5</sub>/PM<sub>10</sub> ratio decreased -34.6% from 2015 to 2020. The results showed that the risks of HA-CVD (- 51. 9), HA-RD (- 68.7%), LC-M (- 43.6%), I-As (- 52.1%), RAD (- 56.8%), and WDL (- 58.7%) declined per 10<sup>5</sup> inhabitants between 2018 and 2020 . Reducing the particulate emissions from industries and road traffic led to lower exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub>, which will be effective in decrease of mortality rate.
Authors
- Patrick Amoatey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2995-5399)
- Parastoo Baharvand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0350-7312)
- Rajab Rashidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9560-1516)
- Pierre Sicard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3136-7062)
- Yusef Omidi Khaniabadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4282-7490)
- Hasan Raja Naqvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6381-7251)
Institutions
- University of Delhi (IN)
- National Iranian Oil Company (Iran) (IR)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Lorestan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- National Institute for Research and Development in Forestry "Marin Drăcea" (RO)
- STMicroelectronics (France) (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2025.2449969
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.80
Funders
- Lorestan University of Medical Sciences