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2018-12-01 22:34
Blame-shifting keeps air pollution continuing: councilor
TEHRAN – Different bodies and organizations constantly try to shift the blame for the country’s severe air pollution to each other, keeping the current situation of air pollution alive, Tehran city councilor has said.
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2018-12-01 00:16
Scrapping clunker cars, heavy-duty vehicles key measure to ease air pollution
TEHRAN — In combatting air pollution, the key measure is to scrap clunker cars and heavy-duty vehicles, Masoud Zandi, head of the national center for air quality and climate change affiliated with the Department of Environment, has said.
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2018-11-26 12:24
14 days of clean air quality for Tehran
TEHRAN — Tehraners have breathed clean air for 14 days over the current year (Starting on March 21), Fars news agency reported on Sunday.
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2018-11-22 10:47
Air pollution leading contributor to NCDs
TEHRAN – Air pollution is the second most common cause of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which has a high correlation with heart and brain stroke, diabetes and many respiratory diseases, deputy Health Minister has said.
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2018-11-14 20:53
Tehran air quality improves compared to last year
TEHRAN — Air quality in Tehran has improved in the current [Iranian calendar] year (started on March 21) so far compared to the last year, Masoud Zandi, head of the national center for air quality and climate change affiliated with the Department of Environment, has said.
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2018-10-27 04:13
Tehraners breathe clean air during first month of autumn
TEHRAN — Citizens of the busy metropolis of Tehran breathed clean air during the first month of autumn, ISNA news agency reported on Thursday.
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2018-10-17 20:04
The Netherlands Bicycle Partnership to promote cycling in Iranian cities
TEHRAN — The Netherlands Bicycle Partnership (NBP) is planning on encouraging cycling in the capital of Iran, the group leader in Iran Mehdi Hassanzadeh has said.
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2018-10-16 19:57
University of Tehran’s Jahad Daneshgahi to manufacture subway equipment
TEHRAN — Jahad Daneshgahi, the University of Tehran's academic center for education, culture and research, will domestically produce equipment for developing subways, deputy mayor of Tehran for traffic and transport affairs has said.
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2018-09-28 21:43
Benzene 3.5 times above safe levels in Tehran: official
TEHRAN — Benzene, which is found in petroleum products and is a well-established cause of cancer in humans, is 3.5 times above safe levels in Tehran, an official with Tehran Air Quality Control Company has said.
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2018-09-23 18:04
Car use increases by 40% in h2 in Tehran: deputy mayor
TEHRAN — Car use surges in the second half of the year by 40 percent in the capital, Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, deputy mayor of Tehran for traffic and transport affairs, has said.
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2018/09/09
Maryam Qarehgozlou
Waiting in the ambush: Will Tehran choke on foul air this year too?
TEHRAN — While Tehraners breathed ozone in the air during hot summer days the real stuff is awaiting us in the coming months of autumn and winter.
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2018-08-15 17:03
Tehran DOE shuts down 22 polluting businesses
TEHRAN – While the provincial department of environment of Tehran issued warnings to over a hundred polluting business units in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21), 22 polluting units which violated the rules have been closed down, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2018-06-13 10:01
Villain in Tehran air pollution: Carbureted motorcycles to go into production again?
TEHRAN — While the production of carbureted-engine motorcycles was halted in Iran as of late September 2016 renewed speculation is mounting that the highly polluting vehicles might go into production again.
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2018-06-09 21:44
World Bank clarifies air pollution in Tehran: Health costs, sources, policies
TEHRAN — Industrialization and urbanization have worsened environmental health risks and pollution, especially in developing countries.
