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About Respro® UK Ltd

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

U.S. preterm births tied to air pollution cost $4 billion a year

U.S. premature births linked to air pollution cost more than $4 billion a year in medical care and lost economic opportunity, a new analysis estimates. Almost 16,000 babies arrive early each year due at least in part to air pollution, … Continue reading

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The area where London is a world-leader: its polluted air

Across Europe, Britain’s capital leads the way for the wrong reason. London has been voted the most desirable place to work in the world, it’s the second most visited city on the planet and was recently crowned the most innovative … Continue reading

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Alarm sounded on Yangon air pollution 

A massive influx in imported vehicles in recent years has contributed to deteriorating air quality in Yangon but information about pollution levels is yet to be released. Air pollution is becoming more noticeable in Yangon and its effects can be … Continue reading

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Revealed: Millions of Londoners breathed in deadly smog this month 

Millions of Londoners breathed air contaminated with record-breaking levels of a harmful pollutant for which there is no known safe exposure this month, the Standard has learned. Every air quality monitoring site in the capital hit “high” or “very high” … Continue reading

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Air pollution experts call for scrappage scheme for diesel cars and boilers 

Report outlines moves that would cut pollution from road transport and gas combustion in London and increase life expectancy Scrappage schemes for diesel cars and boilers, and allowing only the cleanest buses to drive on key polluted roads are among … Continue reading

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How Prenatal Pollution Exposure Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Children 

The air that expecting moms breathe can have lasting effects on their children, and the latest study details how It’s no secret that polluted air — from cigarette smoke, cars and burning heating oil — can have a negative impact … Continue reading

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Dust sets off Timaru’s first high air pollution night for 2016 

Dust – not smoke – appears to have triggered Timaru’s first high air pollution night in 2016. The city recorded its first high air pollution night on March 10, with a PM10 concentration of 55 recorded at Anzac Square. Environment … Continue reading

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London parents see toxic air as ‘the biggest health threat to their children’ 

Mothers revealed their fear over toxic air in London today with seven out of 10 admitting they worry about its impact on their children. A YouGov poll found that parents in the capital now see air pollution as the biggest … Continue reading

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