Sahar Geravandi - Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Tehran, Iran- Razi Teaching Hospital, Clinical Research Development Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Elahe Zallaghi - lecture at applied science training center, Ahvaz municipality, Ahvaz, Iran
Gholamreza Goudarzi - Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Environmental Technologies Research Center, AhvazJundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Ahmad Reza Yari - Research Center for Environmental Pollutants, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

Background & Aims of the Study: Particulate matter pollutants have harmful effects onhuman health and can intensify mortality and disease. The aim of this study is evaluate toadverse health effects caused by exposure to PM10 in Ahwaz, Bushehr and KermanshahCities during 2011.Materials & Methods: In this study, the Air Q2.2.3 model was used for estimated adversehealth effects of exposure to PM10. Air Q model provided by the WHO European Centre forEnvironment and Health (ECEH). Air Q software proved to be a valid and reliable tool toestimate the potential short term effects of air pollution. Daily concentrations of PM10 weretaken from Department of Environment (ADoE). Then processing data’s and finally thecardiovascular and respiratory disease attributable to this pollutant were calculated.Results: Results show that the non hospitalized patients suffer from the cardiovascular andrespiratory diseases attributable to Pm10. The patients from Ahwaz allocate the highest rateof hospital admittance to themselves with 19% respiratory and 20% cardiovascular chartsthose from Bushehr refer to hospitals 14% for respiratory illness and 15% for cardiacdisease and the subjects from Kermanshah go to the hospitals 12% for respiratorycomplications and 14% for cardiac failures.Conclusions: The results indicate a direct relationship between the concentration of PM10and health effects resulting from exposure to them. The highest rate belongs to Ahwazbecomes it has greater concentration of dusty air. Therefore, the higher relative risk valuecan depict mismanagement in urban air quality.

Particulate matter,human health,PM10 ,Air pollution,Air Q model,Iran