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Iran’s government finding ways to end air pollution

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

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

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

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

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

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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Tehran’s air pollution problem needs rapid solution

Air pollution in Iran’s capital city continues to become a big concern for the country, as it faces numerous ecological problems. Air pollution and the use of old cars are the two main problems of Iran’s capital city Tehran, that … Continue reading

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Iran ranked third most polluted country

The director of vehicle inspection headquarters said on Monday that according to the World Health Organization statistics Iran is among the most air-polluted cities, rated third in the world. And based on the same data, Iran also stood fifth among … Continue reading

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