Air Pollution
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May 13,2023The overpowering stench of gases emitted from processing facilities in Asalouyeh, Bushehr Province, has plagued the small town and become a nightmare for its inhabitants, the head of the provincial... -
January 07,2023Refining companies should be obliged to enhance the quality of their substandard products, namely gasoline, diesel and mazut, the head of the Board of Directors at the Iranian Oil, Gas and...
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January 04,2023The Iranian capital Tehran is being choked by toxic smog as an uncharacteristically prolonged period of temperature inversion has trapped hazardous pollutants near ground.
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December 10,2022The capital Tehran and the nearby metropolitan city of Karaj have been blanketed by a cloud of toxic smog and the adverse conditions are likely to persist until Monday, a senior official with the...
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November 22,2022The air pollution emergency workgroups of Tehran and Alborz Provinces announced that all school levels will be held on-line on Wednesday due to poor air quality, except for Tehran’s three counties...
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November 13,2022Alarming levels of air pollution in the capital Tehran and the prospect of worsening air quality over the next few days prompted authorities to advise against outdoor activities and place the...
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August 27,2022Tehran’s air quality was moderate on Aug. 25 with an index of 98 at 11 a.m. The air quality measuring devices indicated that the status of air quality index was good at five stations, namely the...
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July 04,2022Severe sandstorms hit several cities, including the capital Tehran, on Sunday evening, shutting summer schools, offices and all educational centers in the affected areas on the following day.
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May 18,2022President Ebrahim Raisi instructed the Department of Environment to engage in dialogue with neighboring countries in cooperation with the Foreign Ministry to work toward a viable solution to...
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May 17,2022Iran closed down schools, universities and offices on Tuesday as dust storms choked Tehran and western areas in the country and rose air pollution to dangerously high levels.
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October 01,2021Air quality monitoring stations in the Tehran metropolis showed that its residents inhaled more clean air in September compared to a month ago, as ozone pollution waned. According to Tehran Air...
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January 06,2021With air pollution hovering above emergency levels in Tehran amid news of widespread low-quality mazut use in power stations, bureaucrats are scapegoating the public and waging blame games. Iran’s...
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July 06,2020The new Iranian Parliament seemingly has no interest in working on government bills for controlling air pollution, an environmental expert says. Speaking with IRNA, Rouhollah Baqeri added that the...
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February 17,2020Toxic air pollution in Iranian metropolises is twice as lethal as road crashes, as it annually claims over 30,000 lives, director of the Department of Environment said. Speaking during a meeting...
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January 20,2020The determination of the Department of Environment to fight air pollution notwithstanding, the issue is too complicated to be addressed in the short-term and only by one department, head of the...
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January 20,2020Providing ecofriendly and efficient transportation has become a real challenge in Iranian megacities with a growing population and soaring demand. However, authorities are making efforts to...
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January 13,2020A study conducted by the Department of Environment on gasoline and diesel quality indicates both fuels sold in the country contain dangerous chemicals above acceptable standards, head of the...
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January 11,2020To put a cap on the increasing air pollution in Iranian megacities, Karaj and Isfahan, urban managers have once again employed restrictive traffic rules, the efficiency of which has been repeatedly...
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October 16,2019The government has allocated 400 billion rials ($3.4 million) to curb the growing air pollution and smog in the metropolis of Isfahan in central Iran, the head of Isfahan Disaster Management...
