An Assessment of the Biological and Health Risks of Locating Polluting Industries in Iran’s Provinces and Ethically Oriented Solutions for Mitigation
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 15 No. 40 (1404),
14 July 2025
,
Page 1-14
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v15i40.46758
Abstract
Background and Aim: The particles and gases that constitute air pollution cause harmful health effects in humans. Evidence from various studies indicates that reducing air pollution levels leads to improved health outcomes. One reason countries resist reducing environmental pollutants is the decline in production levels due to reduced use of fossil fuels. Meanwhile, the concentration of polluting industries in some areas has resulted in environmental costs being imposed on polluted regions due to the deterioration of health indicators.
Methods: This article, with a broad perspective and irrespective of political issues, seeks to propose a model for the placement of industries aimed at enhancing health indicators to create the most favorable conditions. To achieve the research objectives, two models were utilized: a regional data input-output model and econometric analysis.
Ethical Considerations: In this research, ethical considerations in a library study including the authenticity of texts, honesty and trustworthiness, have been considered.
Findings: Based on the findings of the research, it can be stated that the way of setting up industries in the country is not in an optimal situation from the moral and economic point of view, because the most polluting areas are not likely to cause the most environmental damage and some areas have a much higher share of pollution per capita. They allocate themselves.
Conclusion: Based on the research findings, policymakers can adopt two strategies to reduce environmental costs and improve health indicators: the first strategy involves establishing restrictions on industrial placement in each region according to the distance of per capita emissions per unit area. In the second step, if any firm violates these regulations in any region, an environmental tax should be imposed in areas with higher density, and these taxes should be distributed among the citizens of that region to compensate for these costs or be allocated to infrastructure aimed at offsetting environmental costs.
- Environmental Data
- Analysis of Polluting Industries
- Environmental and Health Hazards
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