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About Respro® UK Ltd

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

New zones plan may mean some vehicles banned due to emissions

LORRIES which do not meet strict emissions standards could be banned from parts of Edinburgh in a crackdown on pollution. Latest monitoring figures show air quality in the Capital is getting better, but still falling short of European targets, which … Continue reading

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Running a risk

Five days before the Beijing Marathon, the air pollution level in Beijing was rated “very unhealthy” by the US Embassy, and buildings in the distance appeared obscured by haze. Nonetheless, about 30,000 runners are gathering in the city on Sunday … Continue reading

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FAQ: How do the Sportsta™ and City™ filters differ?

How do the Sportsta™ and City™ filters differ? Each filters type has a primary use in a specific environment. 1. The City filter uses Dynamic Activated Charcoal Cloth (DACC) a 95% pure charcoal weave, originally developed by the U.K. Ministry of … Continue reading

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Heavily Polluted Chinese City to Publish PM 2.5 Data

Readings of PM (particular matter) 2.5 in the city of Lanzhou, one of China’s most polluted, will be available for public scrutiny in December, according to officials. The capital city of Gansu Province will conduct the PM2.5 monitor according to … Continue reading

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Air quality agency issues Southland no-burn alert

Much of Los Angeles is being asked to hold off lighting wood-burning fireplaces or open pits starting at midnight Saturday and continuing for 24 hours to avoid releasing unhealthy soot that becomes trapped in the air by a wintertime weather … Continue reading

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Polluted air is choking the city – Buses, cars are the main culprits

I couldn’t be the only one concerned about how increasingly polluted the ambient air around Kingston and St Andrew has become in recent times. Every other vehicle is spitting out thick, black smoke. One whiff of those vehicular emissions and … Continue reading

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Thousands in southern Taiwan petition for better air quality control

Thousands of residents from southern Taiwan have petitioned online for the Legislature to pass an amendment to the Air Pollution Control Act to enable better air quality management, environmentalists said Thursday. About 7,200 residents from Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City … Continue reading

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Air pollution in Prague starts crossing yearly quotas

Dust-related air pollution has crossed the yearly quota in some parts of Prague, mainly due to motor vehicles exhaust fumes, which leads to increased numbers of the diseases of lungs and the cardiovascular system and consequently to a higher death … Continue reading

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