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

Air pollution indoors and outdoors high, threaten health and environment

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The average Cairene inhales more than 20 times the acceptable level of air pollution every day, according to the World Health Organization. That means that every Cairo resident’s daily air pollution intake is akin to smoking a pack of cigarettes. … Continue reading →

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Respro® Allergy™ Mask receives British Allergy Foundation Award

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

In time for Allergy Awareness Week (22nd to 28th April 2013), Respro® UK is pleased to announce the Respro® Allergy Mask has been presented an ‘Allergy Friendly Product’ award by Allergy UK, the operational name of the British Allergy Foundation. … Continue reading →

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It’s Allergy Awareness Week (22nd – 28th April 2013)

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Around 21 million people suffer from allergy in the UK and the number continues to rise. To mark Allergy Awareness Week, we will be posting allergy related news and issues each day of this week. There are a number of … Continue reading →

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Pollution plumes in Paris air are richer in gaseous aromatic compounds than in Los Angeles

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

What is the origin of the volatile hydrocarbons, other than methane, present in city air? Mainly gasoline-powered vehicles[1], according to a study carried out by a French-US team[2] including French researchers from the Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques (LISA/IPSL[3], CNRS … Continue reading →

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New areas of air pollution found down length of A25

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

NEW pockets of poor air quality have been identified in the Sevenoaks district. Sevenoaks previously had a total of 11 Air Quality Management Areas AQMAs, but harmful levels of pollution were recently found in Brasted. As a result, the entire … Continue reading →

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Wales: Concern at levels of air pollution

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

AIR pollution levels in parts of Llandeilo are almost twice EU guidance levels. A report drawn up by Carmarthenshire Council says a bypass is desperately needed to divert traffic away from the town. Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are so … Continue reading →

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Freeway air pollution travels farther in early morning

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Two years ago researchers outfitted an electric Toyota RAV4 with a set of test instruments and drove back and forth near four Los Angeles County freeways between 4:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., sampling the air. The results confirmed that in … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Kills More People Than AIDS and Malaria Combined

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Last week the World Health Organization came out with a study, published in The Lancet, that comes to the sobering conclusion that air pollution kills more people around the world every year than are killed by AIDS and malaria, combined. … Continue reading →

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