Adel Mokammel, Mazen Malkawi, Fatemeh Momeniha, Heba Adel Moh'd Safi, Sadegh Niazi, Fatemeh Yousefian, Faramarz Azimi, Kazem Naddafi, Mansour Shamsipour, Vahid Roostaei, Sasan Faridi, Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand
PURPOSE: The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries suffer from exposure to high levels of ambient air pollutants due to dust storms and have unique climatic as well as topographic and socio-economic conditions which lead to adverse health effects on humans. The purpose of the review was to evaluate the quantity and quality of published articles on air pollution and health-based studies in 22 EMR countries to determine if they can be applied to adopting air quality standards. METHODS: We designed a review based on a broad search of the literature in the Scopus, PubMed, and web of science (WOS) databases published from January 1, 2000, to January 2, 2022, using combinations of the following relevant terms: air pollution, health, and EMR countries...
December 2023: Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering