Evaluation of the health effects of reducing PM2.5 in Tehran based on the breath life campaign; an AirQ+ modelling (2017–2026)
Journal of Behdasht dar Arseh (i.e., Health in the Field),
Vol. 10 No. 4 (1401),
20 June 2023
,
Page 39-48
https://doi.org/10.22037/jhf.v10i4.39499
Abstract
Background and Aims: Air pollution is generally mixture of complex and toxic compounds that particles (Particulate Matter: PM) are always a part of this mixture, that exposure to them leads to a wide range of health effects. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the health effects of reducing the level of PM2.5 in Tehran during ten years (2017-2025) to the WHO recommended level based on the Breath Life campaign، using the WHO AirQ+ model.
Materials and Methods: after collecting data on the population and concentration of particles in 2017 from the relevant centers and performing calculations to reduce the concentration to ten micrograms per cubic meter (recommended by WHO) with Excel software، the attributed deaths were estimated by AIRQ+ software.
Results: with a 30.8% decrease in the concentration of PM2.5 during 10 years، death with all causes 25.22%، death due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 9.97%، death due to lung cancer 49.29%، death due to acute lower respiratory infection 34.36%، death due to ischemic heart disease 22.26% and death due to stroke brain decreased by 25.09%.
Conclusion: based on the results, reducing the concentration of PM2.5 by achieving the goal of the Breathe Life Campaign (10 ) and using air quality reduction strategies, will lead to a significant reduction of premature deaths caused by PM2.5 in Tehran.
- Health effects; Economic cost; Breath life campaign; AIR Q model; Tehran
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