Critical air pollutant assessments and health effects attributed to PM2.5 during and after COVID-19 lockdowns in Iran: application of AirQ+ models

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate changes in air quality index (AQI) values before, during, and after lockdown, as well as to evaluate the number of hospitalizations due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases attributed to atmospheric PM2.5 pollution in Semnan, Iran in the period f...

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Main Authors: Safiye Ghobakhloo, Amir Hossein Khoshakhlagh, Gholam Reza Mostafaii, Kai-Jen Chuang, Agnieszka Gruszecka-Kosowska, Pariya Hosseinnia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1120694/full