Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR) at a glance

History:

Air pollution is a major environmental risk factor affecting human health. Exposure to air pollutants can cause a variety of health effects depending on the pollution composition (variety of particles and gases), exposure level, duration and frequency of exposure, and associated toxicity of the specific pollutant. These exposures are associated with a broad range of acute and chronic health effects varying from sub-clinical effects to premature mortality.

Therefore, the importance of air pollution as a leading environmental risk factor, motivated the Institute for Environmental Research (IER) of Tehran University of Medical Sciences to establish the “Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR)” in 2010, the first air pollution research center in the country focusing on ambient and indoor air pollution monitoring and assessing the health impacts of air pollution at the national and sub national levels.

Domains of Research

- Ambient Air Pollution Monitoring

- Indoor Air Pollution Monitoring

- Health and Economic Impact Assessment

- Air Pollution Modeling

- Air Quality Data Management

- Particulate Matter Characterization

- Biomonitoring of Air Pollution

        - Developing and Assessing Air Pollution Control Strategies