Category Archives: Air Quality

How to stop the construction industry choking our cities

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Building firms need to start treating diesel emissions in the same way as asbestos, says air pollution expert Poor air quality, with diesel the biggest culprit, is now thought to be the cause of 40,000 deaths in the UK each … Continue reading →

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Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollution 

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exclusive: 59% of the population live in towns and cities where diesel pollution risks damaging health, new data from the Labour party shows Nearly 40 million people in the UK are living in areas where illegal levels of air pollution … Continue reading →

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NYC air pollution at all-time low, data reveals 

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

New Yorkers can breathe a little easier — air pollution in the city is at the lowest level ever recorded, new data from the city Health Department shows. The amount of particulate matter in the air — considered the most … Continue reading →

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125 million Americans breathe unhealthy levels of air pollution where they live, 2017 ‘State of the Air’ report says

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report found that 125 million Americans live in counties with unhealthful levels of either ozone or particle pollution. While that number has decreased from the previous report, and the report card … Continue reading →

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Belfast air pollution levels ‘among the worst in UK’

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution levels in Belfast have been branded among the worst in the UK, with one monitoring station breaching EU legal limits for three years in a row. The station at Stockman’s Lane recorded an annual average nitrogen dioxide reading … Continue reading →

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Air pollution may directly cause those year-round runny noses, according to a mouse study 

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Although human population studies have linked air pollution to chronic inflammation of nasal and sinus tissues, direct biological and molecular evidence for cause and effect has been scant. Now, researchers report that experiments in mice continually exposed to dirty air … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Reduces Good Cholesterol, Increases Cardiovascular Risk

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Increased exposure to air pollution caused by traffic has been blamed for lowering good cholesterol or the high-density lipoprotein (HDL). This has been blamed for the lower HDL levels of middle-aged and even older adults living in urban areas in … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Might Beef Up Dangerous Bacteria 

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution—particulates tossed into the air from car exhaust, factory fumes, and power plants—is nasty stuff. Breathing it in causes damage to your lung tissue. It can trigger asthma attacks. It increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and lung … Continue reading →

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