Human health impact assessment of exposure to particulate matter: an AirQ software modeling

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the health impacts related to particulate matter less than 10 μm (PM₁₀) exposure in the city of Yazd, Iran. For this aim, AirQ 2.2.3 software was used to model relationship between short-term exposure to PM₁₀ and disease cases proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The annual mean concentration of PM₁₀ was 97 μg/m³. The maximum concentration value of PM₁₀ was measured during the summer (731 μg/m³). 4.988% (95%CI: 3.381–6.542%) of the total mortality, 7.3% (95%CI; 4.19–10.21%) of cardiovascular mortality, and 10.21% (95%CI; 4.19–14.89%) of respiratory mortality were related to the PM₁₀ concentrations. Consequently, the AirQ software can provide valuable information about the importance of air pollution and the substantial impacts of PM₁₀ on the society for policymakers.

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