Air Pollution in Tehran
May 25, 2020 19:50
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May 25,2020With the early onset of hot days, ozone pollution is once again blanketing the skies of Tehran that has long been notorious for high levels of toxic emissions. According to the data published by... -
May 04,2020The Iranian capital’s residents inhaled less clean air in April compared with the same period of last year, data from Tehran Municipality show. Charts published by Tehran Air Quality Control... -
April 04,2020Although a large number of people stayed home in self-quarantine as the novel coronavirus rampaged across Iran, official data show Tehran’s residents were exposed to more polluted air in March... -
March 02,2020Although winter is on the way out, Tehran is still struggling with persistent air pollution. With the coronavirus gaining strength in the country, health experts caution that the pollution can... -
February 03,2020The increasing number of dilapidated vehicles plying the streets, ineffective remedial schemes, inefficient urban management and climate change effects have made living and breathing in an... -
February 01,2020Tehran’s Traffic Police announced that the Air Pollution Control scheme, currently underway in the capital, will most probably undergo some modifications in the new Iranian year (starting March 20... -
January 01,2020Air pollution has long been an environmental and health nuisance both for the citizens and urban managers of Tehran. Experts have repeatedly emphasized that burning fossil fuels, factories... -
December 23,2019A Tehran councilor has blamed government officials and urban managers for the lack of traction in combating the persistently toxic air pollution that has blighted the city’s residents over the past... -
December 21,2019Autumn ended on Saturday, but the thick blanket of atmospheric pollution and toxic dust shrouds the skies of the capital city Tehran, once again forcing the shutdown of schools. Iran... -
December 18,2019The inefficient public transportation network in the Iranian capital has been repeatedly blamed for exacerbating Tehran’s suffocating air pollution, which recently hit the emergency level. The... -
December 16,2019A suffocating haze, consisting of dust and smoke particles, blanketed Tehran and forced 1,051 citizens to rush to medical centers on Saturday, Emergency Services Organization announced. According... -
December 07,2019Air pollution has become a source of serious concern to the Iranian capital’s residents in the absence of workable solutions, Tehran’s Mayor Pirouz Hanachi said while detailing plans to curb the... -
November 30,2019While the Iranian capital has been suffocating under a blanket of smog that has refused to budge over the past seven days, urban managers seem to be content taking ineffectual measures in the hope... -
November 29,2019Gasoline rationing that started on Nov. 15 will not have any significant effect on curbing air pollution if the temperature is below 15° C, head of the Department of Environment said. “When the... -
November 27,2019The Iranian capital’s sky has gone hazy again with a suffocating blanket of smog falling over Tehran and the urban officials’ only response was to close primary schools and kindergartens. Earlier... -
November 13,2019Over the past seven days, Tehran residents have woken up to see their city blanketed in thick smog. On Tuesday, Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi laid bare a fact that most were well aware off: Tehran’... -
November 12,2019Air Quality Index in Tehran on Tuesday hovered around 130, above the threshold of "unhealthy for sensitive groups", which has pushed authorities to take a further drastic measure to curb the smog... -
November 11,2019Outdoor physical exercises in all school grades have been cancelled until Friday (Nov. 15), as the sprawling city experienced its seventh consecutive day of dangerously high air pollution levels.... -
November 02,2019Tehran’s residents experienced a more stable air condition during October after being exposed to hazardous emissions in early fall, mostly due to traffic congestion coinciding with the opening of... -
October 05,2019Since a new traffic scheme was launched about 100 days ago in central Tehran for curbing traffic and air pollution, urban managers have ignited debates over its weak and strong points. Proposed by... -
October 02,2019The residents of Iranian capital breathed in more toxic particles in September, as air quality deteriorated slightly compared with the corresponding month of last year, data released by Tehran Air... -
September 23,2019Air pollution annually costs Tehran residents $2.6 billion, an official with the Department of Environment says. According to Behzad Ashjaei, breathing toxic emissions costs people in Tehran $2.6... -
August 31,2019After two months of high-density pollutants stifling Tehran, August offered some solace and its residents once again could breathe more easily. Data released by Tehran Air Quality Control Company... -
August 03,2019After several months of breathing relatively clean air, Tehran’s residents experienced a harsh deterioration in air quality while temperature also rose in July. Data released by Tehran Air... -
July 08,2019Dilapidated motorcycles plying the streets of Tehran will observe a 56% jump by 2023 and exceed 2.4 million, deputy director of Tehran Air Quality Control Company says. Hossein Shahidzadeh also...
