Financial Tribune - Charts regularly published by Tehran Air Quality Control Company show that all through October, Air Quality Index hovered between 51 and 100, showing the dominance of "moderate" status Tehrans residents experienced a more stable air condition during October after being exposed to hazardous emissions in early fall, mostly due ...

Financial Tribune - The residents of Iranian capital breathed in more toxic particles in September, as air quality deteriorated slightly compared with the corresponding month of last year, data released by Tehran Air Quality Control Company show. Charts published on TAQCCs website, Airnow.tehran.ir, show that in September, Tehrans residents were ...

Tehran Times - Tehran has just experienced its longest streak of clear air for the past decade, acting director of Tehran Air Quality Control Company has said. During the first Iranian calendar month of Farvardin (March 21-April 20) Tehran air measured by air quality index (AQI) indicated 21 days of excellent air quality and 10 days of good air ...

Financial Tribune - In February Tehranis had some relief with better air quality compared to the month last year, data from Tehran Air Quality Control Company shows. Charts published on TAQCC website, airnow.tehran.ir show that in February, the capital breathed less polluted air. Bright blue skies were seen for almost one-fourth of the investigated ...

Financial Tribune - Nine out of 18 air quality monitoring stations in Tehran issued emergency alerts on Wednesday with Tehran Air Quality Control Company (TAQCC) announcing that conditions are expected to worsen in the coming days. After several days of clean air in the past few months, the anticipation of a better year in terms of air quality had ...

Financial Tribune - Tehran residents enjoyed bright blue skies during the month of Mehr that ended on Oct. 22 as air quality in the metropolis was not as toxic as it was in the past few years during the same month. According to Tehran Air Quality Control Company data every year when the cold season arrives the mercury dips and pollution is trapped ...

Financial Tribune- Officials continue to adopt the same stopgap solutions such as school closure or traffic restrictions to alleviate the capital's air quality without any success. However, an urban design expert has proposed a solution that calls for making alterations in urban elements to open up wind passageways to allow the smog to blow away,...

Financial Tribune- Indices used to calculate Tehrans air quality have not been updated for six years, as a result of which globally recognized high levels of pollution are considered healthy and do not call for precautionary measures. General specifications of air quality index (AQI) used in Tehran match those of international standards, but the ...

Air pollution in some Iranian cities has reached alarming levels, according to Hossain Shahidzadeh, deputy director at the Air Quality Control Company (AQCC). The Air Quality Index (AQI) indicates air pollution levels have reached 145. Index between 101 and 150 is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. Particulate matter (PM) of more than 2....

Tehran, Jan 19, IRNA -- It is 16 years since January 19 was named 'National Clean Air Day', and close to the date Tehran's air is as polluted as ever. The capital's air has had many critical days. Even though Tehran Air Quality Control Company (AQCC) published statistics indicating abundant healthy days in Tehran, a closer look at the figures reveals ...