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

• Main Authors: Safiye Ghobakhloo (Author), Amir Hossein Khoshakhlagh (Author), Gholam Reza Mostafaii (Author), Kai-Jen Chuang (Author), Agnieszka Gruszecka-Kosowska (Author), Pariya Hosseinnia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...