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

Traffic controls to cut Storrington pollution

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Banning lorries or controlling traffic flow through a West Sussex village are among measures being considered to improve air quality. Storrington failed an air quality test two years ago because traffic fumes led to a build-up of nitrogen dioxide. via … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong’s Dirty Air is Worst in Two Years

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Roadside air-pollution levels hit a two-year high in some parts of Hong Kong this week, obscuring the city’s vistas in a sea of white haze and prompting the government to warn the young, the elderly and people with heart or … Continue reading →

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World’s air pollution could be as bad as China’s by 2050 without urgent action from governments

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Increased levels of air pollution can be expected around the world unless urgent action is taken to cut man-made emissions, according to a new study. Published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, the study predicts that without new policies … Continue reading →

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Beijing pushes to reduce air pollution

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Every night an old coal train chugs in to central Beijing to deliver its load to the Guohua power plant, one of the city’s oldest power stations now surrounded by glitzy malls and towering apartment blocks. Soon, the trains will … Continue reading →

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Auckland Pollution Causes Deaths

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution causes hundreds of deaths in Auckland per year and causes more than $200 million worth of social damage, a new report claims. Auckland’s air quality is so bad that in the past two months it exceeded the Government’s National … Continue reading →

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Henley on Thames – Group to examine air quality

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The members are town councillors Joan Bland, Laila Meachin and Dieter Hinke, county councillor Peter Skolar and residents Roy Atkin, C Langer and H Legh. According to the latest air quality report, Duke Street has the highest nitrogen dioxide levels … Continue reading →

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Greyjing? Air pollution fouls Beijing’s name

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

With its parks, centuries-old palaces, history and culture, Beijing should be one of the more pleasant capitals of the world. Instead, it’s considered among the worst to live in because of chronic air pollution. Lung cancer rates are rising among … Continue reading →

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Devastating Effects of Air Pollution in China

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Over the last seven years, Chinese have become more aware of the devastating effects of air pollution. PM stands for damaging air pollutants called “particulate matter,” and 2.5 refers to their size in microns a unit of measurement that is … Continue reading →

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