Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Impact of suspending traffic management plan in Tehran on air quality and COVID-19 mortality and morbidity |
| Authors: |
Masoumeh Rahmatinia, Anooshiravan Mohseni Bandpey, Abbas Shahsavani, Mostafa Hadei, Ahmad Jonidi Jafari, Alireza Raeisi, Vajeh Hasanzadeh, Alireza Zali, Maryam Yarahmadi, Majid Kermani, Mehdi Amouei Torkmahalleh, Zahra Namvar, Shahriyar Bazzazpour |
| Source: |
Journal of Air Pollution and Health, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2020. |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
| Subject Terms: |
COVID-19, Air quality, Coronavirus, Traffic plan, Tehran, Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering, TD1-1066 |
| More Details: |
Introduction: The novel coronavirus disease 2019, namely COVID-19, has been known as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). To prevent of COVID-19 spread, most countries including Iran have implemented many preventive measures. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of implementation /non- implementation of the traffic plan on confirmed cases, suspected cases, and mortality cases by COVID-19 as well as on air quality in Tehran. Materials and methods: Daily data of confirmed COVID-19 cases, suspected COVID-19 cases, mortality COVID-19 cases, air pollutants concentration and meteorological variables were obtained from 26 February, 2020 to 5August, 2020 in Tehran megacity and data were compared during the period’s implementation / non-implementation of traffic plan in Tehran. Results: Our results showed that the non-implementation of traffic plan has been effective in reducing the number of daily confirmed cases, suspected cases and mortality by COVID-19. Also, the average concentration of PM10, PM2.5, NO2, O3, SO2 and CO have reduced significantly during non-implementation traffic plan phase. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that there is a significant association between non-implementation traffic plan and reduce risk of COVID-19 infection. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2476-3071 |
| Relation: |
https://japh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/japh/article/view/261; https://doaj.org/toc/2476-3071 |
| DOI: |
10.18502/japh.v5i3.5388 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/8b886d2767c8488d86f030d342804193 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.8b886d2767c8488d86f030d342804193 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
