Four of the top 10 most air polluted cities in the world are located in Iran, with Ahwaz, Sanandaj, and Kermanshah ranking among the top 6. High levels of air pollution in Iran are largely caused by coal burning and vehicle emissions, especially in Tehran. Air pollution has negatively impacted public health in Iran, resulting in school cancellations and increased carbon monoxide levels. Sanctions have also made it difficult for Iran to improve air quality.

1. Air Pollution In Iran
Feryal Fekri
Negar Adelzadeh

2. What is air pollution?
What causes air pollution?
the presence in or
introduction into the air of a
substance which has harmful
or poisonous effects.The
main thing that causes air
pollution is coal.

3. • Tehran's biggest problem goes back to cars.

4. But four of the top 10 air
polluted cities are in Iran.
1. Ahwaz, Iran
2. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
3. Sanandaj, Iran
4. Ludhiana, India
5. Quetta, Pakistan
6. Kermanshah, Iran
7. Peshawar, Pakistan
8. Gaborone, Botswana
9. Yasouj, Iran
10. Kanpur, India

5. ‘Sanctions make it difficult for Iranians to
improve things’

6. • ‘During bad periods, school is
cancelled for a week at a time’

7. In June 2013, the pollution in
Tehran was so bad!

8. How does air pollution in Iran affect
Pakistan and Afghanistan?

9. Tehran has cleaned up recently, with carbon
monoxide

10. Ways to Reduce Air Pollution
We make choices everyday that can help
reduce air pollution. Below are a few
ideas that you can take to help clean our
air.
At Home
• Conserve energy - turn off appliances
and lights when you leave the room.
• Recycle paper, plastic, glass bottles,
cardboard, and aluminum cans
Buy Smart
• Buy ENERGY STAR products,
including energy efficient lighting
and appliances. They are
environmentally friendly products.
• Choose efficient, low-polluting
models of vehicles