J. Nouri

Tehran University of Medical Sciences | TUMS · Department of Environmental Health Engineering

Metallic nanoparticles (NPs) are of particular interest as antimicrobial agents in water and wastewater treatment due to their broad suppressive range against bacteria, viruses, and fungi commonly found in these environments. This review explores the potential of different types of metallic NPs, including zinc oxide, gold, copper oxide, and titaniu...

Construction of dams has a significant impact on hydrological conditions of rivers. Eco-hydrology, as a sub-discipline of hydrology, focusses on ecological processes occurring within the hydrological cycle and strives to utilize them for enhancing the environmental sustainability. The aim of this study was to determine the stable and instable eco-h...

The amount of agricultural waste generated by agro-based industries such as palm oil, rubber, and wood processing plants have more than tripled. Selangor, Perak, and Johor account for 65.7 percent of the total number of recognised pollution sources in the manufacturing and agro-based sectors. Livestock dung is another major cause of pollution, cont...

چکيده زمینه و هدف: بررسی کاربری اراضی یکی از مهم ترین جنبه‌های مدیریت محیط زیست و بازنگری تغییرات محیطی به منظور برنامه ریزی‌های آتی است. روش بررسی: در تحقيق حاضر پس از پردازش تصاوير ماهواره‌هاي لندست (ETM+، TM) مربوط به سالهاي 1989 و 2000 و Aster سال 2011 با استفاده از نرم افزار ERDAS به منظور مطالعه تغييرات کاربري اراضي، طبقه‌بندي تصاوير مذکور ا...

The water shortage in the Middle East and North Africa, especially in Iran, and overuse of groundwater resources, are serious problems in the world. For this reason, the desalination of brackish water is essential for clean water demand. In Iran, Qom Province is one of the areas which faces drought and water shortage, therefore using membrane desal...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Urban river valleys are so important with regard to their benefits and functions, including air temperate, microclimate creating, landscape, freshwater supplement. Urban development over considering environmental issues, population density, constructions, solid waste or effluent discharging, especially in quantitative and...

Introduction: In Tehran with a population of 9 million currently, about 2.5 million tons municipal solid waste have been producing annually. Materials and Models: In this study by using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) model an optimal system of waste management of Tehran was recommended. Based on the quantity and quality of waste in Tehran in 2013 and...

Background and Objective: Predicting the results of the implementation of strategic air pollution control policies is the first and most important challenge for Tehran municipality. The main objective of this study was to define a specific method for assessing the result of urban air pollution controlling strategies in Tehran metropolis using a mul...

Background & Aims of the Study: Recently membranes have been widely used in Mena region especially Iran, due to purify the brackish water and solved the water scarcity .Qom province is located in desert like area of Iran and faced to water shortage .The aim of this study is evaluation of the best method of membrane process in the ground water wells...

The health and environmental effects of chemical processes can be assessed during the initial stage of their production. In this paper, the Chemical Screening Tool for Exposure and Environmental Release (ChemSTEER) software was used to compare the health and environmental risks of spray pyrolysis and wet chemical techniques for the fabrication of n...

Water is prime requirement for surviving of any living beings. The existence of surface water and groundwater sources are used for domestic, agriculture and industrial purposes in all over the world. Fresh water from both the water sources is highly contaminated in recent years because of rapid population growth, modern agriculture and industrial g...

Background & Aims of the Study: Recently membranes have been widely used in Mena region especially Iran, due to purify the brackish water and solved the water scarcity. Qom province is located in desert like area of Iran and faced to water shortage. The aim of this study is evaluation of the best method of membrane process in the ground water wells...

Despite the vital role of electricity in human life, the energy supply process produces all kinds of pollutants such as solid wastes. Unfortunately, due to the lack of specific charge of administration, lack of legal and statutory criteria for effective control, and lack of supervising organizations, in Iran the industrial wastes couldn’t be manage...

Background As an appropriate tool, membrane process is used for desalination of brackish water, in the production of drinking water. The present study aims to investigate desalination processes of brackish water of Qom Province in Iran. Methods This study was carried out at the central laboratory of Water and Wastewater Company of the studied area...

Ancient City of Ray, located at the southern urban part of Tehran province, is one of the best recognized civilization sites in the world. In this study, the past earthquake incidence in Ray was reviewed using hazards united states tool as a geographic information system-based natural hazard analysis tool. hazards united states tool was chosen to e...

Increase in tourism demand in the coastal areas of Mazandaran Province, Iran, as one of the major tourist attractions near Tehran, has led to tourism development and consequently adverse environmental impacts. However, given the tourism potential within the region, tourism managers and planners seek to follow sustainable development principles. In...

Selecting cost-effective and efficient air filtration technologies that ensure sustainable development is a challenge to national, regional and local policy makers. Various factors such as efficiency, maintainability, and design of the developed devices can affect the selection of optimized technologies. The present study aimed to select optimal te...

This paper represents an index model developed for the assessment of risk caused by river floods. The main purpose of this model is to evaluate the flood risk in the western coastal region of Mazandaran Province/Iran. The model assesses the risk at triple components, i.e. the flood occurrence probability, vulnerability and consequences, through ide...

This is a two-phase study to investigate the socioeconomic impacts of the Caspian Sea Level Rise (CSLR) on Anzali International Wetland at the southern fringe of the Caspian Sea. In the first phase, a Landsat satellite image (2013) and digital elevation model (DEM) of the wetland were used to determine the areas vulnerable to the CSLR-induced flood...

Management of air pollution in Tehran, Iran, has been a significant challenge for urban authorities in recent years owing to the number and complexity of the factors affecting the formation and spread of the pollutions. The present study used an integrated modeling approach involving Spatio, Temporal, Uncertainty Decision Support Systems (STUDSS) u...

River flooding is a common natural disaster in the southern coastal strip of the Caspian Sea and is of great concern in cities in which the flood risk, mostly due to the high level of vulnerability, is significant. The principle aim of this study is to invent an indexing method for the assessment of vulnerability toward floods in the western coasta...

In this study, the spray pyrolysis and hydrothermal production processes of nanostructured zinc oxide were compared in terms of health and environmental risk on a semi-industrial scale with a capacity of 2000 kg/year. For this, environmental release and human exposure to identified sources of pollution in each production process were modeled using...

The main objective of this study was to compare the removal efficiency of nutrients using Lactuca sativa, Medicago sativa and Phragmites australis in subsurface flow constructed wetlands with horizontal flow. In order to test water quality, fabricated reactors designed and the plants cultivated in the soil while their root were inside the wastewate...

In this study, concentration of SO2 from a gas refinery located in complex terrain was calculated by the steady-state, AERMOD model, and nonsteady-state CALPUFF model. First, in four seasons, SO2 concentrations emitted from 16 refinery stacks, in nine receptors, were obtained by field measurements, and then the performance of both models was evalua...

Abstract One of the basic human needs is to have good-quality water resources. In burial pits wherein there are no drainage and wastewater treatment systems, leachate produced from solid waste threatens surface and groundwater quality. Soil capability in absorption of leachate heavy metals can help prevent some of groundwater pollution. Accordingly...

In this study, nano-TiO 2 particles were synthesized by sol-gel method. The synthesized nanopar-ticles were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). The results showed that the average size of TiO 2 nanoparticles and their specific surface...

Background/Objectives: Aluminum dross as waste is always a problematic issue. The aim of this study is to apply a systematic method for the Aluminum waste management system selection problem in environment management. Methods/Statistical Analysis: In this study, a methodology extended fuzzy TOPSIS and based on LCA is applied by using the nearest we...

The worldwide recycled aluminum generation is increasing quickly thanks to the environmental considerations and continuous growing of use demands. Aluminum dross recycling, as the secondary aluminum process, has been always considered as a problematic issue in the world. The aim of this work is to propose a methodical and easy procedure for the pro...

Population growth and urbanization in Tehran have increased the citizens demand for spending their leisure time in the nature; and the mountains near Tehran have created such opportunity. However, tourism management is facing two challenges in this regard. The first challenge is to determine sites capable of tourism development, and the second chal...

Anzali is one of the 18 Iranian wetlands of international importance listed in Ramsar Convention. This unique ecosystem in the world with high ecological diversity is highly threatened by various factors such as pollutants, sedimentation, unauthorized development of urban infrastructure, over-harvesting of wetland resources, land use changes, and i...

Earthquakes can lead to different levels of damages and subsequently produce significant volume of debris. Management of such huge amount of debris needs special attention. Thus, it is vital to develop a comprehensive and cost-effective management plan. The present study was carried out to estimate post-earthquake debris volume in the 22 districts...

Background and aims: Air pollution is one of the most important factors in conflict with environmental quality in many cities around the world that can have negative effects on human health. Emission control from industrial and domestic sources in line with the objectives of sustainable development is an important and challenging problem. Decision...

Recycling industry as key cycle in waste management chain has significant role in keeping national capitals to prevent from wasting resources and environmental pollution that its efficiency and effectiveness depends on participations of all society levels and responsible governmental administrations. Studies have shown that in waste management of T...

In this study, AERMOD dispersion model has been applied for predicting the values of ambient concentrations of NO2 emissions due to the stacks of fourth gas refinery located in South Pars Gas Complex in Asaluyeh, Iran. First, the values of NO2 emissions from the stacks and the amounts of ambient concentrations of NO2 in nine monitoring stations hav...

This study was focused on removal of various parameters in paper mill effluent using a method called bioremediation by Azolla caroliniana. The experimental investigations have been carried out using Azolla caroliniana for conducting the sorption study with various dilution ratios (2, 4, 6, 8, and 10), pH (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9) and biomass (200, 4...

Urban transportation is one of the principal and significant elements of urban system that supplies the accessibility of citizens to different requirements. Growth of population in large cities of Iran especially in its capital, Tehran and as a result of city expansion and transportation growth have been caused many environmental problems. So, publ...

ABSTRACT: Disasters are one of the most important challenges which must be considered by every management,system. Higher education centers have high disaster risk because of their risk factors (existence of historical and scientific documents and resources and expensive laboratory equipment in these centers emphasizes the importance of disaster man...

Nano-γ-Al2O3 adsorbent was synthesized by the novel sol–gel method. The adsorbent was characterized by transmission electron microscope, Fourier transform infrared and X-ray powder diffraction. The effects of several variables such as, adsorbent weight, pH and contact time on adsorption of chromium (Cr6+), nickel (Ni2+), cadmium (Cd2+) and lead (Pb...

Thermal power plant is one of the most important and fundamental industries in Iran that provides required power for industry, household and commercial sectors through consuming different kinds of fossil fuels. During the process of generating electricity, power plants emission different kinds of environmental pollutants which one of them is solid...

Pricing for an insurance policy can be described as the process of calculation of expected compensation to be paid to property losers as well as associated costs of potential risks. Loss forecast is accurate if the risks will be identified appropriately in order to calculate the frequency and expected severity of losses.This is particularly importa...

The goal of this study is the calculation and verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions along the waste management system by means of waste reduction model (WARM). Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have become a focal environmental issue around the globe. In this context, the present work describes an environmental life cycle analysi...

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-oxime-nano Fe2O3 was used as an adsorbent for the removal of fluoride from water. The influences of contact time, initial fluoride concentration, and adsorbent dosage were investigated by batch equilibrium studies. The rate of adsorption was rapid with equilibrium being attained after 100 min. The Langmuir isotherm model was...

This study employs a CA–Markov model as one of the planning support tools for analysis of temporal changes and spatial distribution of urban land uses in Anzali, located in Gilan province in the northwest of Iran. In the first step, area changes and spatial distribution of land uses in the town were analyzed and calculated using geographic informat...

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is one of the decision support systems which can be considered for assessing the different approaches of Waste Management. However, it only considers environmental effects and ignores other decision making options such as economic and social effects of solid waste management. In this research, we consider a combination o...

Algae play an important role in all aquatic ecosystems by providing all living organisms of water bodies with preliminary nutrients and energy required. However, abnormal and excessive algal growth so-called algal bloom would be detrimental as much. Given the importance of algae in aquatic environment as well as their sensitivity to environmental c...

Background & objective: Health impact assessment (HIA) offer a very logical and interesting approach for those aiming to integrate health issues into planning processes. With a lot of works and plans waiting to be done (e.g., developing and updating plans, counseling planning commissions, cooperation with other organizations), planners find it dif...

A novel adsorbent, Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-oxime-nano-Fe2O3, was developed to remove nitrates from water. The properties of the adsorbent were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Experiments were carried out to investigate the adsorption kinetics and desorption behaviour...

The vegetable oil industry is considered as one of the major industries contributing to energy consumption in Iran. Despite the increasing need to improve energy efficiency in this industry, previous studies show that energy-efficient technologies have not been applied in most plants and other energy efficiency measures have not yet been adopted. A...

The present study aims to estimate lead and copper metals content in four medicinal plants collected from different sites of Saveh region located in south western of Tehran, in June and August 2010. Samples of Eucalyptus globules, Mentha piperita, Thymus vulgaris and Rosa damascena were separately collected from different locations and prepared in...

This study was conducted to determine some important factors of site selection for Esfahan 4th new town-Iran, with quantification of importance index for each factor and the effect of selected criteria in determination of the prioritized location for urban development. The study followed an explanatory analytical method based on field studies, anal...

Risks associated with healthcare waste management have gained attention across the world at local and international events. Poor management of healthcare waste may expose health workers and public to hazardous wastes from healthcare establishments. It is therefore important to review the adopted practices. In this study, 39 hospitals in Tehran were...

According to the first article of the waste management rule ratified in 2004, healthcare facilities are responsible for sterilizing their own infectious wastes. Nowadays non-incineration techniques are preferred internationally owing to toxic emissions caused by incinerators. Surveys have been conducted in Iran, resulting in ratification of an exec...

In this study, environmental impacts of industrial waste disposal of used lubricating oils and sulphur wastes scenarios have been investigated and modeled. The life-cycle assessment methodology was selected among the environmental impact assessment methods. In this method environmental issues and burdens were quantitated in order to facilitate the...

The purpose of this study was to formulate a proper strategy for ecotourism creation in Darabad region, located in the northeast of Tehran, Iran adjacent to Alborz Mountains. This region is one of the tourism and recreational regions, where is considerably potential to attract many visitors and tourists. To achieve this purpose, firstly the status...

Environmental management of pesticide consumption is one of the most important aspects of pest management programs. The present study was carried out considering the farmers' knowledge, attitudes and practices of pest management in rice paddies in four Iranian cities: Sari, Babol, Amol and Nour in Mazandaran province, which are the highest rice-cul...

Inkjet deposition technology was used in the present research to fabricate different electronic components including resistors/conductors, capacitors, and inductors. Inkjet deposition procedures were performed on hydrophilic substrates such as paper, coated PET film, and textile fabrics using a thermal office inkjet printer. Various levels of condu...

Besides human dental and skeletal fluorosis, drinking water above permissible levels of fluoride is known to cause a wide range of adverse health effects. In this study, the adsorption of Fluoride from aqueous solution onto pretreated zeolite has been studied by using batch test. The large surface area of natural zeolite (i. e., clinoptilolite from...

Besides human dental and skeletal fluorosis, drinking water above permissible levels of fluoride is known to cause a wide range of adverse health effects. In this study, the adsorption of Fluoride from aqueous solution onto pretreated zeolite has been studied by using batch test. The large surface area of natural zeolite (i. e., clinoptilolite from...

Filling stations inside the urban environment are known as one of the existing and potential dangers in cities which according to their centralized fire load can be of high safety importance. Tehran holds 101 active filling stations faced to extreme accidents and high explosion potentials. In this study, 59 out of 101 gas stations were investigated...

Implementation of integrated management system in universities and higher education campuses provides an active, safe and healthy environment toward sustainable development and it also causes increase in their quality levels. Implementation of IMS not only causes continual improvement, but it also familiarizes the public with new management systems...

Coastal area sensitivity evaluation is in fact, the evaluation of an extraordinary ecological rich region. This study has been based on established criteria and values. The aim of this sensitivity evaluation has been to give objectivity to the Bushehr Province coastline region, so as to be able to pinpoint areas requiring ecological protection. Wit...

All-printed electronics as a means of achieving ultra-low-cost electronic circuits has attracted great interest in recent years. Inkjet printing is one of the most promising techniques by which the circuit components can be ultimately drawn (i.e. printed) onto the substrate in one step. Here, the inkjet printing technique was used to chemically dep...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are common ubiquitous compounds found in soils due to natural and anthropogenic productions, which are a threat to agricultural ecosystems. The present study aims to evaluate the efficiency of poly aromatic hydrocarbons removal in contaminated soil column. Also, prediction of the groundwater contamination as well as...

In this study, the performance of electro-coagulation in combination with aluminum sacrificial anode, in removal of zinc and copper has been investigated. Several parameters, such as pollutant concentration, pH, electrical potential, COD, turbidity and contact time were studied to achieve a higher removal capacity. Variable concentrations (5-50-500...

Crisis management is a time-critical and collaborative activity that requires rapid assessment and decision- making. This study aims to develop a framework to increase teamwork efficiency by spatio-temporal modeling of human group activities in geospatial information systems. For this purpose, time geography framework was extended with round-robin...

This study aims to assess the extent of metal accumulation by plants found in a mining area in Hamedan Province in the central west part of Iran. It also investigates to find suitable plants for phytoextraction and phytostabilization as two phytoremediation strategies. Plants with a high bioconcentration factor (BCF) and low translocation factor (T...

Environmental Impacts Assessment has been developed as a critically substantial approach to determine, predict and interpret the ecological impact on the environment, public hygiene and healthy ecosystems. This study aims to introduce and systematically investigate the environmental issues during important decision-making stages. Meanwhile, impacts...

Filling stations inside the urban environment are known as one of th existing and potential dangers in cities which according to their centralized fire load can be of high safety importance. Tehran holds 101 active filling stations faced to extreme accidents and high explosion potentials. In this study, 59 out of 101 gas stations were investigated...