Air Pollution in Tehran

Air Quality Index for Tehran did not hit the “good” button in the third month of the current fiscal year (May 22-June 21), charts published by Tehran Air Quality Control Company’s website,…

Air Quality Index was “good” on only nine days from May 22, 2022, to May 21, 2023, charts published by Tehran Air Quality Control Company’s website, Airnow.tehran.ir, show.  The company…

Air Quality Index was “good” on only four days in the fiscal 2022-23 (ended March 20, 2023), charts published by Tehran Air Quality Control Company’s website, Airnow.tehran.ir, show.  The…

The Iranian capital Tehran is being choked by toxic smog as an uncharacteristically prolonged period of temperature inversion has trapped hazardous pollutants near ground. 

The burning of sulfur-containing fuels by industries located near or inside the capital Tehran has led to a three to five times surge in SO2 pollution, Abbas Shahsavani, head of the Health…

The Iran Meteorological Organization warned that air quality was worsening in the capital Tehran and the nearby metropolitan city of Karaj as an emergency task force convened to take appropriate…

For the 8th consecutive day, Tehran was engulfed by hazardous airborne pollutants as the Air Quality Index hit the red zone and surged to an average of 165 on a scale of 500 on Wednesday,…

The 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 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…

Alarming 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…

Tehran’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…

Severe 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.…

President 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…

The province of Tehran’s local officials made a belated decision to close kindergartens and elementary schools on Sunday morning to protect children from a thick smog of pollution hanging in the…

Air quality was “good” for only four days in the past one year (February 2021-22), charts published by Tehran Air Quality Control Company’s website, Airnow.tehran.ir, show.  Also, 251 days…

The removal of sulfur compounds from mazut is vital to reducing air pollution, the Thermal Power Plants Holding Company’s deputy for environmental affairs said. “If the Oil Ministry supplies…

Air quality monitoring stations around the capital city show residents took a heavier breath in November compared with October and the corresponding month of last year. Charts regularly…

Air 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…

Air quality control stations in the capital city of Tehran have recorded better air quality in August compared to the year-ago month. 

With the beginning of the hot season, the concentration of ground level ozone is on the rise in Tehran, Tehran Municipality’s data show. According to charts published by Tehran Air Quality…

The residents of Iranian capital inhaled less polluted air in May compared with the same period of last year, Tehran Air Quality Control Company’s data show. However, charts published by TAQCC…

Citizens of Iran's capital Tehran inhaled more poisonous air in April than in the same month of the previous year, data released by Tehran Air Quality Control Company show. Charts published on…

The residents of Iranian capital breathed in more polluted air in March compared with the corresponding month of last year, data released by Tehran Air Quality Control Company show. …

The hand of nature, rain and wind, has pushed away the suffocating blanket of smog that had covered Tehran, making air in January a tad cleaner compared to the previous month.

Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology has launched a joint initiative with the University of Tehran for converting diesel- and gas-powered buses currently operating in the capital…