Estimation of the Number of Excess Hospitalizations Attributed to Sulfur Dioxide in Six Major Cities of Iran

Kermani, Majid; Jokandan, Sevda Fallah; Aghaei, Mina; Asl, Farshad Bahrami; Karimzadeh, Sima; Dowlati, Mohsen

doi:10.17795/jhealthscope-38736

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“…The current study, like other similar studies (30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41), showed that air pollution has a health effect on people. The results showed that in all calculated results attributed Mashhad to SO 2 , Tabriz had the lowest morality rate, while Tehran and Urmia had the highest mortality rates attributable to SO 2 .…”

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Evaluation of cardiovascular and respiratory mortality attributed to atmospheric SO2 and CO using AirQ model

Kermani

Dowlati

Jokandan

et al. 2017

Environ Health Eng Manag

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Background: Air pollutants have multiple adverse effects on human health. In this study, the health effects of exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) and SO 2 in the air of 6 Iranian metropolises in 2011-2012 were examined. Methods: Raw data was collected from the Iranian Department of Environment and the Iran Meteorological Organization. After validation, the required statistical indices were calculated through programming and modifying temperature and pressure in Excel software. The output of Excel was given to the AirQ model, and the results were presented as the cases of death. Results: The annual mean concentrations of SO 2 were 2.45, 1.55, 0.6, 0.55, 1.05, and 3.8 times higher than the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) (20 μg/m 3 ) in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, and Urmia, respectively. The concentrations of CO did not exceed the standard limit in any of the studied cities. The cumulative numbers of total deaths attributed to SO2 were 744, 122, 132, 44, 37, and 107 in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, and Urmia, respectively. The highest mortality rate was found in Urmia at 2.9% followed by Tehran at 1.52%; the lowest rate of 0.46% was found in Tabriz. Conclusion:The results show that of the 6 metropolises, the highest CO mortality rate of about 2.15% belonged to Isfahan followed by Arak with about 1.38%, and the lowest rate of 0.68% belonged to Mashhad. Because of the growing trend of air pollution and its mortality rate and adverse effects, practical solutions for the control and reduction of air pollution in Iranian metropolises are necessary.

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Evaluation of cardiovascular and respiratory mortality attributed to atmospheric SO2 and CO using AirQ model

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Dowlati

Jokandan

et al. 2017

Environ Health Eng Manag

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“…According to World Health Organization report, in 2012, approximately 3.7 million people worldwide lose their lives due to air pollution (9). Nowadays, many major cities have faced the difficult situation of unfavorable air quality and air quality status is not suitable in many metropolitan cities, especially Tehran (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17).Gaseous pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3) and Carbon monoxide (CO) also exert adverse effects on mortality which necessitates their reviewing (18)(19)(20). Nitrogen (NOx) and mainly nitric oxide (NO) are produced by high-temperature combustion processes such as the burning of fuels in motors of vehicles and power plants, which once the dispersion occurs, NO reacts relatively fast with oxygen or ozone and forms NO2.…”

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Number of total mortality, cardiovascular mortality and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease due to exposure with Nitrogen dioxide in Tehran during 2005-2014

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Dowlati

Ahmad

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J Urmia Univ Med Sci

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“…Today, the unfavorable state of air quality has become one of the most important environmental problems in many major cities around the world due to its harmful consequences. Harmful air pollutants are also produced in environments that can be harmful to human health (2,3). Many epidemiological studies have ex-amined the effect of air pollution on human health (4)(5)(6).…”

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Estimation of PM2.5 Pollutant and Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Ahvaz, Iran

Zallaghi

Goudarzi

Sabzalipour

et al. 2020

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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Background: Urban air pollution was known to be one of the most important environmental problems due to its serious impact on human and environmental health. Among air pollutants, PM2.5 was the most common pollutant emitted by vehicles and dust and had negative consequences for human health, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: This study aimed to assess the change levels of PM2.5 pollutants and their effect on COPD outcomes in ten years (2008 - 2017) in Ahvaz. Methods: Data were taken from the Ahvaz Department of Environment (ADoE). Data validation was performed using WHO criteria. The average time of PM2.5 was computed, and its health effects were obtained by entering its annual data and population at risk, baseline incidence (BI), and relative risk index for COPD outcomes in AirQ + software. The PM2.5 concentration average in total time changes in Ahvaz city was higher than the standard concentration set by WHO. The AQI index indicated that the city of Ahvaz did not have a good day in total during the ten-year time. Results: The result of time changes and AQI index indicated that 2010 was the most polluted year with 47 unhealthy days and 27 dangerous days. Also, with the enhancement in the PM2.5 annual concentrations, the mortality attributed to this pollution has increased as a consequence of the COPD outcome. The highest and lowest average cases COPD were 24 people in 2010 and 18 people in 2014, respectively. Conclusions: According to the results of this study, the air quality of Ahvaz city was in an unfavorable condition in terms of PM2.5 pollutions and the authorities should take the necessary measures to control and reduce pollution in the metropolis of Ahvaz for PM2.5 and reduce the mortality for the COPD health outcome.

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Estimation of the Number of Excess Hospitalizations Attributed to Sulfur Dioxide in Six Major Cities of Iran

Abstract: Background: Air pollution is an important issue and public concern throughout the world. Sulfur dioxide is one of the pollutants that can lead to many adverse effects on human health, animal and plant life.

Cited by 15 publications

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Evaluation of cardiovascular and respiratory mortality attributed to atmospheric SO2 and CO using AirQ model

Evaluation of cardiovascular and respiratory mortality attributed to atmospheric SO2 and CO using AirQ model

Number of total mortality, cardiovascular mortality and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease due to exposure with Nitrogen dioxide in Tehran during 2005-2014

Estimation of PM2.5 Pollutant and Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Ahvaz, Iran

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