By Faranak Bakhtiari

What air pollution brings to mountains?

TEHRAN – Unbelievably, remote mountains are no exception to air pollution exposure despite many being difficult to travel to, as roads are scarce and accessibility is limited.

Deaths attributed to air pollution increased by 87%

TEHRAN – During the last [Iranian calendar] year (March 2021-March 2022), the number of all deaths attributed to long-term exposure to PM2.5 particles increased by more than 87 percent compared to a year before, Abbas Shahsavani, head of air health and climate change department of the Ministry of Health, has said.