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About Respro® UK Ltd

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

Mexico City faces air pollution … again 

The Atmospheric Monitoring System (Simat) reported a continuous bad air quality over 15 municipalities in the State of Mexico and eight districts in Mexico City. The agency reported that the municipalities of Ecatepec and Tlalnepantla present 114 Imeca points, meaning … Continue reading

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Hanoi under a polluted cloud 

Many Hanoians seem unaware of the high air pollution in their city despite the warnings of environmentalists and statistics from the US Embassy’s air quality monitoring station in Lang Ha Street that show the air quality index remaining at unhealthy … Continue reading

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Unable to curb pollution crisis, Medellin bans outdoor activity

Medellin authorities have temporarily suspended outdoor activities in the city following extreme levels of pollution in recent weeks. Amid the current crisis, Mayor Federico Gutierrez put restrictions in place in order to limit the effects of air pollution on the 3 … Continue reading

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Extreme haze forces 77 schools to close for two days 

Seventy-seven schools in south-western Sabah are closed for two days after thick smoke enveloped the area amidst simmering peat fires from the Binsuluk Forest Reserve in the Klias peninsula. Schools in Beaufort (53), Papar (10) and Kuala Penyu (14) were … Continue reading

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Exposure to air pollution leads to obesity: Study 

Exposure to air pollution leads to obesity and makes people prone to other lifestyle diseases such as hypertension and heart disease, a study has revealed. The study published in the Journal of Federation of the American Society of Experimental Biology … Continue reading

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Huge cruise ships will worsen London air pollution, campaigners warn 

Resident groups mounting a high court challenge to plans for a new wharf in Greenwich say diesel emissions from docked liners would breach legal limits Toxic fumes from large cruise liners powered by giant diesel engines will worsen London’s air pollution … Continue reading

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University “shed” could hold the key to fighting deadly and tiny air pollution particles 

THIS humble shed could hold the key to fighting ultra fine deadly pollution particles. The Argus was among a small select group of media invited to look round the University of Brighton‘s ground-breaking air-pollution monitoring station at their Falmer campus … Continue reading

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Mexico City orders all cars off the road one day a week to tackle air pollution 

In addition vehicles must stay off the road one Saturday a month as the Mexican capital grapples with its worst air-quality crisis in over a decade Authorities in Mexico City have temporarily ordered all cars to remain idle one day … Continue reading

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