Category Archives: Air Quality

More Than 12 Million Americans Are Threatened by Toxic Air Pollution From Oil and Gas Industry: Here’s an Interactive Map 

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Two leading national environmental groups—Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and Earthworks—unveiled a suite of tools Wednesday designed to inform and mobilize Americans about the health risks from toxic air pollution from the oil and gas industry. For the first time, Americans … Continue reading →

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Paris bans motorcycles in attempt to improve air pollution

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Motorcycles built pre-1999 banned in pollution drive If your motorcycle is a pre-1999 model and you’re thinking of riding through Paris sometime soon, you might have an issue – and a hefty fine to contend with for good measure. Starting … Continue reading →

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Farringdon Street in the City is the worst place for toxic pollution in London 

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Farringdon Street is worse than the Blackwall Tunnel northern approach, Old Street and Marylebone Road for deadly toxic particles The worst clouds of tiny toxic particles linked to the early deaths of thousands of Londoners are found in the Square … Continue reading →

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Air pollution linked to increased mental illness in children 

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

New research is first to establish the link and builds on other evidence that children are particularly vulnerable to even low levels of pollution A major new study has linked air pollution to increased mental illness in children, even at … Continue reading →

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Buses are choking the City

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

According to a recent report pollution from London’s buses are making the air worse. Professor David Begg, former chairman of the Government’s Commission for Integrated Transport, found some routes were now “close to walking speed” as they pushed more toxic … Continue reading →

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Air pollution may worsen childhood rheumatic diseases 

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exposure to air pollution may have a direct role in triggering diseases as well as airway inflammation in children and adolescents with rheumatic conditions such as lupus, a chronic, autoimmune disease that causes inflammation, pain and swelling. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Protégez vos poumons avec Respro®

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Respro® Techno Anti-Pollution Mask and Bandit Scarf Review by Objectif Moto Si vous roulez souvent en ville, même en pouvant passer entre les files, vous aurez bien entendu remarqué que l’air y était peu respirable. Pour vous prémunir de la pollution … Continue reading →

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Air pollution now major contributor to stroke, global study finds 

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Scientists say finding is alarming, and shows that harm caused by air pollution to the lungs, heart and brain has been underestimated Air pollution has become a major contributor to stroke for the first time, with unclean air now blamed … Continue reading →

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