Ahvaz, Iran, November 2, 2013 - A first rainfall of the season sends thousands in the world's most air polluted city to hospitals

With mention of air pollution in cities people are usually reminded of a particular few like Beijing, Shanghai, Delhi or Cairo. These are of course large and important population centers but not the worst. It is rarely mentioned in the media that in worse affected areas adverse health effects can be much more severe. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the most air polluted city in the world, and by a wide difference is city of Ahvaz in Iran. And this is not a small town; with more than 1.3 million population it is the largest city ...

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