Short-term effects of particulate matter during desert and non-desert dust days on mortality in Iran

Background: Increased atmospheric particulate matter (PM) concentrations are commonly observed during desert dust days in Iran, but there is still no evidence of their effects on human health. We aimed to evaluate the association between daily mortality and exposure to PM10 and PM2.5 during dust and...

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Main Authors: Abbas Shahsavani, Aurelio Tobías, Xavier Querol, Massimo Stafoggia, Mahsa Abdolshahnejad, Fatemeh Mayvaneh, Yuming Guo, Mostafa Hadei, Seyed Saeed Hashemi, Ardeshir Khosravi, Zahra Namvar, Maryam Yarahmadi, Baharan Emam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019305902