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About Respro® UK Ltd

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

Airborne particles smuggle pollutants to far reaches of globe

Pollution from fossil fuel burning and forest fires reaches all the way to the Arctic, even though it should decay long before it travels that far. Now, lab research can explain how pollution makes its lofty journey: rather than ride … Continue reading

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Lydney awarded £44,000 for air quality surveys

A town in the Forest of Dean with air quality issues has been given a cash grant to carry out traffic surveys. Earlier this year, levels of nitrogen dioxide in Lydney were found to be above national safety levels. The … Continue reading

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Smartphones equipped with sensors to study EU air pollution

Environmental sensor-equipped, GPS-enabled smartphones are set to be used in researching possible adverse effects of chemicals exposure to the human body, in the EU’s biggest to-date investment into environmental health research. The €8.7m Exposomics project sets out to study the … Continue reading

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Delhi smog defies quick-fix solutions

As the spells of winter smog spur environmentalists to ring alarm bells, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) says it is working overtime to ensure that Delhiites breathe safer air. DPCC Chairman Sanjiv Kumar says that the city’s smog cover … Continue reading

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Air quality alert issued for the area

The N.H. Department of Environmental Services is expecting air pollution concentrations to reach unhealthy levels for sensitive individuals in populated valley areas in southwestern New Hampshire — especially in Keene — for tonight into the late morning hours Wednesday. State … Continue reading

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How birds are used to monitor pollution

Common nesting birds may provide a convenient way to track environmental clean-up efforts. Nesting birds that feed on insects that hatch in lake or stream-bed sediments may make good biomonitors for pollution, says Thomas Custer of the US Geological Survey’s … Continue reading

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FAQ: What filters do I need for the X-treme™ masks?

What filters do I need for the X-treme™ masks? Essentially the filters in the X-treme™ function in the same way as the City™ and Sportsta™ filters do. The X-treme™ mask for sports utilises the particulate filtration ability of the Sportsta™ … Continue reading

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Shanghai updates air pollution gauge

The Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau rolled out a new index for measuring air quality Friday that recognizes three types of air pollution left out of the previous monitoring system. The launch of the Air Quality Index (AQI) will result in … Continue reading

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