In recent years, industrialization and urbanization have aggravated the environmental health risks and pollution, especially in developing countries. As a result, Iran`s pollution, a decades-old problem, has progressively increased in recent years, claiming several lives each year and damaging healthy lungs. Tehran, the capital of Iran, is located in the north of the country with a population of about 8.5 million. The population can reach over 12.5 million during the day, with people from nearby cities commuting daily to Tehran for work, Tehran Times wrote. Topography and climate add to the pollution problem. Tehran is at a high altitude and is surrounded by the Alborz Mountain Range, which...
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