Category Archives: Iran

Choking to Death in Tehran

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

You can see the air in Tehran—a faintly acrid orange haze that obscures the towering mountains that ring the sprawling metropolis. The white marble facades of the city’s soaring cement buildings are covered with a thick layer of gray soot. … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in Iran still heavy, officials seeking solution

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started in March 2013), there have been only four healthy days in Tehran, the governor of Tehran province, Hossein Hashemi said, Iranian IRNA news agency reported on Feb. 24. Hashemi made … Continue reading →

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Iran’s government finding ways to end air pollution

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Iran’s transportation and fuel center is teaming with the country’s traffic police, department of motor vehicles and Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization (IEPO) to remove aged vehicles to assist in solving the country’s air pollution crisis. According to TIME Magazine Iran … Continue reading →

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Dust storms affecting Iran may be contaminated with uranium

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Dust storms which repeatedly affect Iran come from such countries as Iraq, which in parts, suffers from depleted uranium contamination, the Chancellor of the Iranian University of Environment, Asghar Mohammadi Fazel said, Iran’s Asriran news portal reported on Jan. 28. … Continue reading →

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Iran: Thousands in hospital as air pollution peaks in Khuzestan

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thousands of residents of Khuzestan have sought hospital treatment due to worsening air pollution in the southern Iranian province. The Khuzestan capital Ahwaz, with a population of five million, was recently named as the world’s most polluted city by the … Continue reading →

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Air pollution surprises Iranians living in Tehran

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution hits Tehran early this year. Although Iranians have to deal with increase amounts of air pollution during winter in the capital, this air pollution has started in the autumn season. Since Saturday the government has closed elementary schools … Continue reading →

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Tehran schools ordered shut over air pollution

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution has forced Iranian authorities to close elementary schools and kindergartens in Tehran province for three days from Sunday, the state broadcaster said. Schools had already been closed due to pollution on Sunday, while government agencies were to shorten … Continue reading →

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Iran’s air pollution kills 2700 people per year

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Heavy air pollution in Iran kills thousands of people in the country each year. Head of the Healthcare and Medical Education Ministry’s environment protection center Kazem Nadafi said that about 2700 people in Iran die each year because of heavy … Continue reading →

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