Assessment of health risk and mortality caused by exposure to suspended particles (PM10, PM2.5) in industrial and non-industrial areas of Bandar Abbas city, Iran, 2023: a cross sectional study

The measurement of the concentration of PM2.5 and PM10 pollutants was carried out by means of a device for measuring suspended particles (LowVolume) for 24 hours and during 6 months in the number of 180 samples in industrial and non-industrial areas. The average concentration of PM2.5 and PM10 measured in the air of the industrial area was 29.70 and 56.13 mu g/m3, respectively, and in the air of the non-industrial area was 29.40 and 46.15 mu g/m3, respectively. The attributed component related to total mortality caused by PM2.5 and PM10 in the industrial area was equal to 17.31% and 14.90% and in the non-industrial area was equal to 17.12% and 11.50%, respectively. The rate of respiratory mortality attributed to PM2.5 and PM10 was 20.98% and 37.26% in the industrial area and 20.75% and 29.74% in the non-industrial area, respectively.