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About Respro® UK Ltd

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

China’s ‘airpocalypse’ kills 350,000 to 500,000 each year

The equivalent of the population of Bristol dies each year in China because of lethal air pollution, according to Chen Zhu, who was the country’s Health minister until last year. Mr Chen, who is also a professor of medicine and … Continue reading

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Health fears over city air pollution

Areas including Hope Street and Charing Cross are pockets of bad air which could have a long-term impact on people’s health. The Evening Times, working with environ-mental charity Friends of the Earth, identified hot spots where levels of the dangerous … Continue reading

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Xingtai Leads List Of China’s Cities With The Worst Air Pollution In 2013 List

China’s media today is reporting a list compiled by Greenpeace of the country’s cities ranked by highest air-pollution levels. Hebei Province, a key center for heavy  industry in the country, has the dubious distinction of leading the list with seven of … Continue reading

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Introducing the POWA™ Elite Valve to the Respro® range

The Powa™ Elite valve pack contains two Powa™ Elite valves that can be used in the majority of Respro® Masks (with the exception of the Metro™ Mask). The larger valves provide rapid exhalation of heat, water vapour and Carbon dioxide … Continue reading

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Capital’s air pollution contributes to all four of the main causes of deaths in Londoners

Campaigners are calling for urgent action to reduce exhaust fumes in the capital, as research showed that air pollution contributes to four of the biggest causes of death. Figures from the Office for National Statistics, commissioned by campaign group Clean … Continue reading

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Respro® Masks FAQ: Are children’s masks availiable?

Respro® Allergy™ Mask, Image: Respro® UK Our concern in providing masks for children is that the size variation in children is so wide, that a ‘childs’ mask will not fit the range of sizes that children come in. A 3-year-old … Continue reading

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China smog crisis: ‘Air turns toxic grey’

Officials in China say they are confident green technology will help overcome the country’s notoriously polluted air. Apocalyptic scenes of dense smog have recently forced major cities including Shanghai and Harbin to virtually shut down. BBC News – China smog … Continue reading

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Air pollution ‘kills more people than car accidents’

New figures from the Office of National Statistics shows that air pollution in the capital is a factor in thousands of deaths.”In London and across Europe, air pollution is killing more than ten times the number of people dying from … Continue reading

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