Air pollution sources in Ahvaz city from Iran
Abstract
Clean and healthy air is the joy of human life that needs it more than food and water. Today's modern industry produces a lot of gases and particles that pollute the open air. Air pollution, as one of the concerns of the present age, in addition to environmental degradation and economic damage, poses serious risks to human health. Continuous monitoring of air quality to identify pollutants and identify sources of their emissions is also one of the basic strategies for controlling air pollution. Adverse air quality causes a lot of damage to humans and the environment and various health effects. Air pollution is a major environmental threat to human health in many developed or developing cities around the world. The level of air pollution is usually determined by the concentration of air pollutants such as dioxide hydrogen, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone and suspended particles. In recent years, air quality has been a major factor in the emergence of quality of life in urban areas, especially in densely populated and industrial areas. Air pollution with a wide range of suspended particles has effects on human health, including the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, as well as mortality. In this article, the effects of air pollution on the environment and sources and the source of pollution in Ahvaz city are introduced.
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| Issue | Vol 5 No 2 (2020): Spring 2020 | |
| Section | Review Article(s) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/japh.v5i2.4243 | |
| Keywords | ||
| Air pollution; Dust; Environment; Ahvaz; Iran | ||
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