Category Archives: Air Quality

Hanoi to ban motorbikes by 2030 to curb pollution, traffic 

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Officials in Vietnam’s traffic-choked capital Hanoi vowed on Tuesday to banish motorbikes by 2030 to ease environment and congestion woes, a decision that swiftly divided a city where two-wheelers are the main means of transportation. Hanoi is famed for legions … Continue reading →

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Ahmedabad becomes first city to install air monitoring and warning system

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Gujarat installs an air monitoring and warning system to make the people aware of the growing problem of air pollution and fight against it.  Air pollution has been a major threat all over the world and India shelters four out … Continue reading →

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Air pollution issues go back to court

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution is forcing the UK government back to court for the seventh time. The environmental legal group ClientEarth says minsters failed to conduct their recent public consultation on clean air properly. It also says the government’s pollution plans for … Continue reading →

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How air pollution is linked to type 2 diabetes 

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

An interdisciplinary team of scientists from the University of Leicester and other institutions has played a pivotal role in research investigating a possible link between air pollution and the rise in type 2 diabetes. New research, published in the journal Environment … Continue reading →

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Luxury cruise liners ‘have worse air pollution than Piccadilly Circus’

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Some come with 10-storey slides, running tracks and private gyms while one boasts as many trees as a small city suburb. But the luxury ocean liners luring record numbers of tourists on to round-the-world cruises may not be as healthy … Continue reading →

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Increased Air Pollution Can Take A Decade Off Your Life

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Increased air pollution can cut a human’s lifespan by between 9 and 11 years, almost a decade longer than most previous estimates had calculated at only one or two years. On average, an increase of pollution particles by 10 micrograms per cubic … Continue reading →

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Don’t be ‘silent assassins’ drivers urged 

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Ten times as many people are killed by fumes in the air than road traffic accidents; now a new campaign is aiming to improve Scotland’s air quality. In Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, levels of toxic chemicals in the air are … Continue reading →

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‘Ban parents from leaving engines on’, says guidance 

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Parents should be banned from leaving the car running while waiting outside school gates, to cut air pollution, according to official health guidance. The guidance also calls for councils to set up clean-air zones that could ban the most polluting … Continue reading →

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