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Clustering of different atmospheric patterns leading to an increase in different types of atmospheric pollutants in the greater Tehran area during the last 17 years (2004-2020) 2004-2020年大德黑兰地区不同大气模式聚集导致不同类型大气污染物增加

Journal of Air Pollution and Health Pub Date : 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.18502/japh.v6i1.7605

S. Khansalari, F. F. Rastgar, Leila Mohammadian Mohammadi, Majid Gozalkhoo

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引用次数: 1

Ambient air pollution exposure and thyroid cancer incidence in Iran 伊朗环境空气污染暴露与甲状腺癌症发病率

Journal of Air Pollution and Health Pub Date : 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.18502/japh.v6i1.7603

Samaneh Dehghani, A. Abedinzade, M. Vali

{"title":"Ambient air pollution exposure and thyroid cancer incidence in Iran","authors":"Samaneh Dehghani, A. Abedinzade, M. Vali","doi":"10.18502/japh.v6i1.7603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/japh.v6i1.7603","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignant that is three times more prevalent in women than men. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been indicated to affect Thyroid Hormone (TH) homeostasis. We sought to estimate the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and the incidence of thyroid cancer in the Iranian female population. \u0000Materials and methods: We extracted thyroid cancer incidence and ambient air pollution data from Iran from 2000 to 2019 for males and females for all age groups from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) dataset. We entered the data into Joinpoint to present Annual Percent Change (APC) and Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) and its confidence intervals. We entered the information into R3.5.0. \u0000Results: Thyroid cancer in females had an upward trend [AAPC=4.9% (4.2-5.6)]. There was a correlation between ambient PM pollution (p≤0.001, r=0.84) and ambient ozone pollution (p≤0.001, r=0.94), and the incidence of thyroid cancer in females. The results of the analysis also showed a significant relationship between thyroid cancer incidence in females and secondhand smoke (p≤0.001, r=0.74). \u0000Conclusion: This study indicated increasing trends in thyroid cancer incidence with exposure to ambient air pollution. Our novel findings provide additional insight into the potential associations between risk factors and thyroid cancer and warrant further investigation, specifically in areas with high levels of air pollution both nationally and internationally. However, causal relationships cannot be fully supported via ecological studies, and this article only focuses on Iran.","PeriodicalId":33115,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Air Pollution and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49347580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 8

On the nature of indoor airborne bioaerosols at a hospital in Iran 关于伊朗一家医院室内空气中生物气溶胶的性质

Journal of Air Pollution and Health Pub Date : 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.18502/japh.v6i1.7602

M. Dashti, Abbas Norouzian Baghani, A. Sorooshian, M. Vosoughi, S. A. Mokhtari, H. Sadeghi

{"title":"On the nature of indoor airborne bioaerosols at a hospital in Iran","authors":"M. Dashti, Abbas Norouzian Baghani, A. Sorooshian, M. Vosoughi, S. A. Mokhtari, H. Sadeghi","doi":"10.18502/japh.v6i1.7602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/japh.v6i1.7602","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Hospitals are sensitive places owing to the contagious nature of diseases transferred by patients to others such as health care workers and staff. \u0000Materials and methods: The aim of the present work is to evaluate the type and concentration of bacterial and fungal bio-aerosols in the indoor air of four operating rooms (ORs) and four wards in Khalkhal, Iran during 2019. A total of 192 bacterial and fungal samples were collected. \u0000Results: Mean total concentrations of airborne bacteria for ORs and wards were between 11±1.2 to 48±3.1 CFU/m3, respectively, while for airborne fungi values ranged from 95±5.6 to 51±1.2 CFU/m3, respectively. The predominant genera of airborne bacterial isolated (ORs vs. wards) were Staphylococcus epidermidis (72% vs. 58%), Group D Streptococcus (4% vs. 17%), Group A Streptococcus (13% vs. 3%), and Staphylococcus saprophyticus (6% vs. 4%). In addition, the main fungal species identiﬁed (ORs vs. wards) were Cladosporium sp. (37% vs. 38%), Penicillium sp. (28% vs. 22%), and Aspergillus Niger (21% vs. 12%). A statistically significant correlation was observed between the mean concentration of bio-aerosols and population density (p<0.05). \u0000Conclusion: Furthermore, a statistically significant difference was observed between the mean concentrations of bio-aerosols and the values recommended by WHO (p<0.05), linked presumably to inadequate disinfection, improper design and operation of standard central ventilation (SCV), and the high density of visitors and patients. Addressing such issues can help reduce airborne fungi and bacteria in hospital.","PeriodicalId":33115,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Air Pollution and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43382789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Association between airborne particles and meteorological parameters in Arak industrial city 阿拉克工业城市大气颗粒物与气象参数的关系

Journal of Air Pollution and Health Pub Date : 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.18502/japh.v6i1.7604

M. Salehi, Seyed Hamed Mirhoseini, Behroz Karimi, Amir Almasi Hashiani

{"title":"Association between airborne particles and meteorological parameters in Arak industrial city","authors":"M. Salehi, Seyed Hamed Mirhoseini, Behroz Karimi, Amir Almasi Hashiani","doi":"10.18502/japh.v6i1.7604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/japh.v6i1.7604","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: By crossing the borders of cities and countries, air pollution is now a global problem so that it can be claimed that there is no sound and clean air. This study aimed to investigate the effect of meteorological parameters on the concentration of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) in the air of Arak city. \u0000Materials and methods: In this study, Arak city was divided into three regions using geographic information system (GIS). Based on air pollution monitoring stations in Arak city, it was tried to select one station from each region for analysis. Meteorological parameters including temperature (°C), relative humidity (٪), precipitation (mm), and wind speed (m/s), were obtained from Arak Meteorological Organization. Finally, the association between the concentration of PM (PM2.5 and PM10) and meteorological parameters were evaluated by SPSS. \u0000Results: Annual changes in PM (PM2.5 and PM10) showed that the average particle concentrations were 25.34 and 46.81 µg/m3 in the study periods, respectively. It was also found that the citizens of Arak were 2.5 times more exposed to PM (PM2.5 and PM10) pollutants than the standard recommended by the World Health Organization. Our findings also showed strong positive linear correlations of wind velocity and temperature with PM2.5 and PM10, as well as relative humidity with PM10, and negative correlations of precipitation with PM2.5 and PM10, as well as relative humidity with PM2.5. \u0000Conclusion: The distribution map of Arak city indicated that the citizens of Shariati station and the governor's office were facing high concentrations of pollutants, posing them to a serious threat. Moreover, more pollution was recorded toward the north and northwest of the city. To protect the health of citizens in Arak, therefore, it is necessary to adopt appropriate policies and rules to reduce the concentrations of PM and other pollutants in the air of this city.","PeriodicalId":33115,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Air Pollution and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46095655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 3

Air pollution and hospital admissions and deaths due to respiratory infections in megacity of Tehran: A time series analysis 德黑兰特大城市空气污染与呼吸道感染导致的入院和死亡：时间序列分析

Journal of Air Pollution and Health Pub Date : 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.18502/japh.v6i1.7601

Z. Namvar, Mostafa Hadei, S. Hashemi, Elahe Shahhosseini, P. Hopke, Masoumeh Rahmatinia, Shahriyar Bazzazpour, M. Kermani, Anooshiravan Mohseni Bandpey, A. Shahsavani

{"title":"Air pollution and hospital admissions and deaths due to respiratory infections in megacity of Tehran: A time series analysis","authors":"Z. Namvar, Mostafa Hadei, S. Hashemi, Elahe Shahhosseini, P. Hopke, Masoumeh Rahmatinia, Shahriyar Bazzazpour, M. Kermani, Anooshiravan Mohseni Bandpey, A. Shahsavani","doi":"10.18502/japh.v6i1.7601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/japh.v6i1.7601","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Air pollution is one of the main causes for the significant increase of respiratory infections in Tehran. In the present study, we investigated the associations between short-term exposure to ambient air pollutants with the hospital admissions and deaths. \u0000Materials and methods: Health data from 39915 hospital admissions and 2459 registered deaths associated with these hospital admissions for respiratory infections were obtained from the Ministry of Health and Medical Education during 2014-2017. We used the distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) for the analyses. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Results: There was a statistically positive association between PM2.5 and AURI in the age group of 16 years and younger at lags 6 (RR 1.31; 1.05-1.64) and 7 (RR 1.50; 1.09-2.06). AURI admissions was associated with O3 in the age group of 16 and 65 years at lag 7 with RR 1.13 (1.00-1.27). ALRI admissions was associated with CO in the age group of 65 years and older at lag 0 with RR 1.12 (1.02-1.23). PM10 was associated with ALRI daily hospital admissions at lag 0 for males. ALRI admissions were associated with NO2 for females at lag 0. There was a positive association between ALRI deaths and SO2 in the age group of 65 years and older at lags 4 and 5 with RR 1.04 (1.00-1.09) and 1.03 (1.00-1.07), respectively. \u0000Conclusion: Exposure to outdoor air pollutants including PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2, O3, and CO was associated with hospital admissions for AURI and ALRI at different lags. Moreover, exposure to SO2 was associated with deaths for ALRI. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000","PeriodicalId":33115,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Air Pollution and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48513590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Short-term effects of exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2, CO, SO2, O3 on lung function test indices among students of Tehran city, Iran 暴露于PM2.5、PM10、NO2、CO、SO2、O3对伊朗德黑兰市学生肺功能测试指标的短期影响

Journal of Air Pollution and Health Pub Date : 2021-10-30 DOI: 10.18502/japh.v6i1.7606

Siavash Kooranifar, Gholamreza Alizadeh Attar, A. Talebi, Maryam Pourashraf, Razieh Rostami

{"title":"Short-term effects of exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2, CO, SO2, O3 on lung function test indices among students of Tehran city, Iran","authors":"Siavash Kooranifar, Gholamreza Alizadeh Attar, A. Talebi, Maryam Pourashraf, Razieh Rostami","doi":"10.18502/japh.v6i1.7606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/japh.v6i1.7606","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Introduction: The adverse health effects of air pollution have been observed in many epidemiological studies. The aim of this research was to study the effects of air pollution on pulmonary functions in schoolchildren in Tehran city. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Materials and methods: Total number of 167 schoolchildren were selected to participate in this study. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and generalized estimating equation (GEE) to determine the relationship of air pollution and lung function tests. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Results: The result of this study showed that there are statistically significant differences in value of air pollution between areas. The results present that concentration of O3, PM10, NO2 has a negative association with lung function tests but concentration of CO, PM2.5, and SO2 had no association with decreased lung function tests. Time variable of air pollution was not statistically significant effect on lung function test. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000Conclusion: In this study, we conclude that air pollution in Tehran city can be decreased lung function test indexes that may be affected by short-time exposure to air pollutant. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000","PeriodicalId":33115,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Air Pollution and Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45941854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Determination of emission factors for nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds emitted from jewelry making workshops 珠宝制作车间氮氧化物和挥发性有机化合物排放系数的测定

Journal of Air Pollution and Health Pub Date : 2021-06-16 DOI: 10.18502/JAPH.V5I4.6441

F. Aminsharei, Elham Asgari Kheirabadi, Amirreza Talaiekhozani

{"title":"Determination of emission factors for nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds emitted from jewelry making workshops","authors":"F. Aminsharei, Elham Asgari Kheirabadi, Amirreza Talaiekhozani","doi":"10.18502/JAPH.V5I4.6441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/JAPH.V5I4.6441","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Air pollution is a major problem in Isfahan, one of the major cities of Iran. A large number of jewelry making workshops are located in Isfahan, yet there is insufficient information about their pollutants emission rates. The aim of this study is to determine the emission factors of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Isfahan’s jewelry making workshops. Materials and methods: In the first step of this study, some jewelry making workshops were visited to find nitrogen oxides and VOCs emission sources. It was revealed that the only possible source of nitrogen oxides and VOCs in these workshops was use of the oxy fuel welding system used to melt gold. In the second step, a set of experiments was conducted to determine the emission factors of nitrogen oxides and VOCs while working with the oxy fuel welding system. Results: The results of this study showed that the emission factor of nitrogen oxides in the oxy fuel welding system was 0.64 kg/kg consumed natural gas. It was also found that no VOCs were emitted while working with the oxy fuel welding system, since sufficient pure oxygen was produced in this system. Interview with managers of some jewelry making workshops showed that the average natural gas consumption in each workshop was 22 kg. Therefore, each jewelry making workshop in Isfahan emitted nearly 14.08 kg of nitrogen oxide per month. Conclusion: It is revealed that in 2018, 81100.8 kg nitrogen oxides were emitted from jewelry making workshops into Isfahan’s atmosphere. A R T I C L E I N F O R M A T I O N Article Chronology: Received 10 October 2020 Revised 5 November 2020 Accepted 6 December 2020 Published 30 December 2020","PeriodicalId":33115,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Air Pollution and Health","volume":"30 6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77257865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Assessment of airborne bacterial and fungal communities in different wards of educational hospitals: A case study in Urmia, Iran 教育医院不同病房空气中细菌和真菌群落的评估:伊朗乌尔米娅的案例研究

Journal of Air Pollution and Health Pub Date : 2021-06-16 DOI: 10.18502/JAPH.V5I4.6442

A. Biglari, Vahideh Barzeghar, Nasim Zolfaghari Firouzsalari, Akbar Gholampour

{"title":"Assessment of airborne bacterial and fungal communities in different wards of educational hospitals: A case study in Urmia, Iran","authors":"A. Biglari, Vahideh Barzeghar, Nasim Zolfaghari Firouzsalari, Akbar Gholampour","doi":"10.18502/JAPH.V5I4.6442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/JAPH.V5I4.6442","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Bioaerosols consist of aerosols which are biologically originated and can be present ubiquitously in different environments, including the indoor air of hospitals. The objective of this study was to survey the bioaerosol type and density in various environments of four governmental educational hospitals in Urmia, Iran, namely the intensive care unit (ICU), operating room, the internal medicine room, the infectious diseases room, the infectious diseases corridor, and ambient air. Materials and methods: Sampling was performed during summer and winter of 2019 at four different day-times using passive (sedimentation plate) and active methods (an Andersen one-stage viable impactor and Quick Take30 sampling instrument) and by counting plates containing a bacterial and fungus-selective medium. Results: The results revealed that the highest microbial bioaerosol load was related to the infectious diseases corridor (100 and 150 CFU/m for total bacterial and fungal load, respectively). The highest bacterial and fungal density was observed in the afternoon at 17-18; and the concentration of bioaerosols was higher in summer than winter. A comparison of indoor and outdoor bacterial loads showed that the indoor bacterial concentration mean (49.1±23.8 CFU/m) was higher than the outdoor value (47.1±21.5 CFU/m), and the indoor levels of fungal contamination (83.3±31.9 CFU/m) were significantly lower than outdoor values (182.5±48.0 CFU/m). The predominantly isolated bacteria were Staphylococcus (95%) spp, and the main isolated fungi belong to the genera Aspergillus (50%) and Penicillium (32%). Conclusion: The results of this study can be useful in developing indoor air microbial quality guidelines in hospitals, which has not been done so far. A R T I C L E I N F O R M A T I O N Article Chronology: Received 1 October 2020 Revised 21 October 2020 Accepted 15 December 2020 Published 30 December 2020","PeriodicalId":33115,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Air Pollution and Health","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89488708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Review on air pollution of Delhi zone using machine learning algorithm 基于机器学习算法的德里地区空气污染研究综述

Journal of Air Pollution and Health Pub Date : 2021-06-16 DOI: 10.18502/JAPH.V5I4.6446

Anurag Sinha, Shubham Singh

引用次数: 2

A review on the effect of air pollution and exposure to PM, NO2 , O3 , SO2 , CO and heavy metals on viral respiratory infections 空气污染及暴露于PM、NO2、O3、SO2、CO和重金属对病毒性呼吸道感染的影响研究进展

Journal of Air Pollution and Health Pub Date : 2021-06-16 DOI: 10.18502/JAPH.V5I4.6445

Yasaman Khajeamiri, S. Sharifi, Nioosha Moradpour, A. Khajeamiri

{"title":"A review on the effect of air pollution and exposure to PM, NO2 , O3 , SO2 , CO and heavy metals on viral respiratory infections","authors":"Yasaman Khajeamiri, S. Sharifi, Nioosha Moradpour, A. Khajeamiri","doi":"10.18502/JAPH.V5I4.6445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/JAPH.V5I4.6445","url":null,"abstract":"The ambient air pollutants that have a major role in causing respiratory diseases are particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, and heavy metals. In addition, respiratory infections, divided into upper respiratory tract and lower respiratory tract infection, are most commonly caused by viral agents. Thus, in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, this review has focused on the association between exposure to general air pollution including each of the mentioned air pollutants and viral respiratory infections. The gathered evidence from the reviewed studies in this article showed that most of these air pollutants have a positive correlation with mortality, severity, transmission, inflammation, and incidence of different viral respiratory infections. Whereas, some studies found contradictory results such as non-significant and negative connections between exposure to air pollutants and viral respiratory infections, which are further discussed in this text. Therefore, following the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, these contradictions in the reported correlation between air pollution and different aspects of viral respiratory infections must be thoroughly investigated and cleared. A R T I C L E I N F O R M A T I O N Article Chronology: Received 24 October 2020 Revised 28 November 2020 Accepted 30 November 2020 Published 30 December 2020","PeriodicalId":33115,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Air Pollution and Health","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90675839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4