Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Air Pollution and Health 2476-3071 1 2 2016 05 29 99 110 EN Mohammad Khazaei Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Milad Darejeh Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Abolfazl Beigi Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Mohammad Fahiminia Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Mohammad Azizifar Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Ghodratollah Karami Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran Leila Khazaei Department of Epidemiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Nader Yousefi Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2016 05 29 2016 05 29 Introduction: Concentration of Particulate Matters were measured for a one-year monitoring period from July 2011 through June 2012 in Qom, a city located in western part of Dasht-e Kavir, central Iran. Materials and Methods: Some related meteorological parameters comprising wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, relative humidity (RH), temperature and sunshine hours were evaluated. Results: PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 maximum values were recorded as 1160.67, 242.92, 90.82 μg/m3, respectively. The maximum number of days with peak concentration of PM was reported from July through November 2012. Obtained results represented that the winds are prevailed from southern and south-eastern sides of Qom with 24.5% and 24% of consequences, respectively. The correlation between PM10 concentration and relative humidity was moderate and indirect (r = - 0.340). Conclusions: The coordination between governmental administrations of central provinces engaged with dust events is suggested to mitigate the health-related impacts using a long term control program. https://japh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/japh/article/view/40 https://japh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/japh/article/download/40/13