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Respro® Masks: Cycle masks, motorcycle masks and allergy masks. External wear for internal protection.

Garbage burning undermines AAP govt’s focus on reducing air pollution 

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Piles of leaf and garbage are burnt with impunity in Delhi’s parks and landfills, filling the air with foul smoke containing dangerous levels of carcinogens and carbon dioxide that is blamed for stoking weather extremes. The fumes of burning rubbish, … Continue reading →

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Air pollution will kill 200,000 people in the UK in the next five years 

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

As Greenpeace stages protests in London, we reveal the 16 ​regions around the UK where lives lost to pollution are on the increase Greenpeace protesters scaled 17 of London’s most famous statues yesterday to raise public awareness of the dangers … Continue reading →

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More than 1,000 diesel cars caught without pollution filter, figures show 

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Government urged to crack down on rogue practice of garages removing compulsory diesel particulate filters from vehicles More than a thousand diesel cars have been caught without an essential pollution filter that traps deadly particles, according to government figures. But … Continue reading →

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Air pollution poses a risk to Toronto cyclists 

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

A University of Toronto researcher says the city should take air pollution into account when planning cycling infrastructure. It turns out cars are harmful to cyclists in more ways than one. Four cyclists were killed last year in crashes with … Continue reading →

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Humidity, slow wind leads to heavy air pollution in Shanghai 

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

SHANGHAI reported heavy air pollution on Thursday with tiny particle PM2.5 being the major pollutant, according to Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center. The air quality index has been rising since morning, and surpassed 200 — the threshold for heavy pollution — … Continue reading →

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Air pollution and climate change top French environmental concerns 

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The French General Commission on Sustainable Development (CGDD) has published its annual study on France’s environmental concerns. Air quality has become a more prominent issue than ever before. EurActiv’s partner Journal de l’Environnement reports. French citizens ranked air quality as … Continue reading →

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Drop in air pollution tied to better breathing among kids 

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality improvements in southern California are tied to improvements in the respiratory health of children in that area, according to a new study. While the researchers can’t say for sure that cleaner air caused kids’ breathing to improve, they … Continue reading →

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Why this may be the year you get hay fever for the first time 

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

There’s been worrying news for allergy sufferers recently, with reports that so-called ‘super allergies’ are on the way. Not only will these allergic reactions last longer – depressing enough for the estimated 21 million allergy sufferers in the UK – … Continue reading →

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