As part of the Environmental Management Support Project (EMSP), the World Bank is improving the air quality monitoring capacity of the Iranian Department of Environment (DOE). This project is a part of an ongoing process for establishing an integrated and comprehensive Air Quality Monitoring network initially in the cities of Arak, Esfahan, Mashhad, and Tehran out of seven most polluted large cities in Iran. The primary objective of DOE’s air monitoring program is to determine if air quality standards (WHO standards) are being met and measure progress towards achieving the standards. The program will also help to develop air quality data for public information needs, quantifying trends to identify future problems or progress in achieving management control targets, and developing and validating management tools such as air pollution dispersion models.
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