| خلاصه مقاله | Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study revealed ambient particulate matter and household air pollution were the 6th and 8th largest contributors to global disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in 2015. Iran, like many other developing countries, is exposed to severe air pollution problem. The main aim of this study was to evaluate exposure to ambient air PM10 concentrations and its long-term health effects on human health using the World Health Organization (WHO) AirQ+ software updated in 2017 in Tabriz City, during 1385-1396. In order to processing and deletion of outlier data was used from the Z scores method and Cronbach's Alpha test.
According to the results, the annual mean concentrations of PM10 was 69.9 and 58.7 μg / m3 in 1385 and 1396 respectively and maximum value was observed in 1388 with 98.9 μg / m3, which was higher than that of the WHO-guidelines (20 μg/m3). The results also showed that proportions due to longterm exposure to PM10 were 7.9-28.7% for post neonatal infant mortality and 20.7-61.5% for incidence of chronic bronchitis in adults. The Cronbach's Alpha test results, for the PM10 concentrations between stations was observed; Abrasan: 0.976, Bagh shomal: 0.983, Hakim nezami: 0.989, Rah ahan: 0.981, Raste kuche: 0.986 respectively.
The resulting of this study could be beneficial for policy makers as it provides precious knowledge about the importance of air pollution and considerable impacts of air pollutants on the population in a society as a key step to reduce the health effects resulting from ambient air pollution. |