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2019/03/18
By Mina Izadi
Technical inspection unreliable criteria making LEZ inefficient
TEHRAN — Poor air quality has turned into a serious threat to the health condition of the citizens in metropolises like Tehran. Over 12,000 pollution-caused deaths are annually reported in Iran, a big share of which is in big cities.
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2019-02-07 00:56
LEZ scheme cuts black carbon in Tehran air by 44%
TEHRAN – The low emission zone (LEZ) scheme, mandating vehicle inspection, to reduce emissions which went into effect in the capital three months ago, has led to a 44 percent decline in black carbon emission, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2019-01-25 21:25
‘Vehicle inspection reduces PM 2.5 by 1.5% in Tehran’
TEHRAN – While the low emission zone (LEZ) scheme, mandating vehicle inspection, went into effect in the capital city of Tehran to reduce emissions, only 1.5 percent of the particulate matter (PM) 2.5 is reduced in case of full implementation of the scheme, Mohammad Kazemi, an environmental policy researcher has announced.
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2018-08-13 09:29
24/7 LEZ scheme aim to help combat air pollution in Tehran
TEHRAN —Low Emission Zone (LEZ), a traffic pollution charge scheme, will become operational twenty four-seven across Tehran as of the beginning of [the seventh Iranian calendar month of] Aban (October 23), in a bid to help fight air pollution in the megacity.
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2018-02-12 09:58
Noise pollution in Iran’s megacities 20 times above standards: academic
TEHRAN – Noise pollution in metropolises of Iran is 20 times acuter than standards, said Mohammad-Reza Esmaeilpour, occupational health and safety professor at Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
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2018-01-03 09:24
Traffic fines to help curb Tehran’s air pollution
TEHRAN — Majlis (the Iranian parliament) has mandated Tehran municipality to spend traffic fines on implementing measures to abate air pollution in the capital, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2017-10-14 18:08
Tehran traffic police to ban polluting vehicles, fine drivers
TEHRAN — Tehrani motorists who fail to live up to emission standards set by traffic police will face 500,000 rials (nearly $13) fine and their vehicles will be impounded by the police.
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2017-07-24 09:12
Vehicle inspection system becomes stricter
TEHRAN – Cars are now being checked up stricter in vehicle inspection centers across the country with a focus on catalyst inspection and emissions control, the deputy chief of Iran’s Department of Environment said.
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2017-04-06 09:02
Environment dept. disapprove of new vehicle inspection law
TEHRAN — The deputy chief of the Department of Environment has voiced his objection to the newly approved vehicle inspection law mandating the reduction of five-year interval for vehicle inspection to four years.
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2017-01-11 17:50
Motorcycles to be subjected to tougher traffic restrictions
TEHRAN — Tehran City Council is planning on tightening traffic restrictions on motorcycles in the capital by March 2017, ISNA news agency reported.
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2017-01-09 15:41
Vehicle inspection effective way to mitigate air pollution, Ebtekar says
TEHRAN — Launching of the nationally integrated vehicle inspection system is an effective measure employed to mitigate air pollution particularly in metropolises, chief of the Department of Environment Masoumeh Ebtekar has said.
