Air pollution sources in Ahvaz city from Iran

Isolation and Genotyping of Acanthamoeba Strains from Environmental Sources in Ahvaz City, Khuzestan Province, Southern Iran

BACKGROUND Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living amoebae commonly found in the environmental sources such as water, soil, and air. This ubiquitous amoeba is the causative agent of amoebic keratitis (AK). The objective of the present study was to investigate the presence of Acanthamoeba spp. in water and soil sources in Ahvaz City, Khuzestan Province, southern Iran. METHODS In general, 110 samples...

Anthropogenic air pollution sources

What one experiences today as atmosphere is a transient snapshot and result of its evolutionary history. Much of the development and present status was explained based both on scientific knowledge, and combined with established facts, even speculation. The planet Earth was formed around 4600 million years ago by the gravitational accretion of relatively small rocks and dust, within the solar ne...

Short-term effects of air pollution on respiratory mortality in Ahvaz, Iran

Background: Urban air pollutants may affect respiratory mortality. This study was conducted to investigate this effect in Ahvaz, one of the most polluted cities in the world. Methods: The impact of 7 major air pollutants including O3, PM10, NO2, CO, and SO2 were evaluated on respiratory mortality in different gender and age groups using a quasi-Poisson, second degree polynomial constrained, di...

Quantification of Air Pollution Sources

RESUMO – Quantificação de Poluição do Ar – A atividade industrial é uma das principais causas da poluição do ar urbano. Várias técnicas são utilizadas para monitorar e analisar os agentes poluidores. A técnica de modelamento de receptor é uma delas. A aplicação de programação linear para a quantificação de fontes poluidoras do ar, utilizando o modelamento de receptor, é apresentada neste artigo...

Air Pollution in a City Street.