Category Archives: Air Quality

UK pushing for limits on air pollution to be relaxed, documents reveal 

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

In papers seen by the Guardian, government calls for carmakers to be allowed to far exceed the nitrogen oxides limit until 2021 The UK is pushing for a weakening of air pollution limits and a delay to their introduction in … Continue reading →

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Urban air pollution: What are the main sources across the world? 

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Particulate matter (PM) in the air can enter the human body, affecting the cardiovascular system as well as other major organs. Chronic exposure leads to a number of health risks. Researchers have identified the main categories of PM in urban air … Continue reading →

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October, November witnessed ‘unhealthy’ air quality levels in Gurgaon too 

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

WHILE Delhi continues to be in the spotlight for its unhealthy air quality, its neighbour Gurgaon is not far behind. In response to an RTI by a city-based activist, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) said Gurgaon’s air quality … Continue reading →

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A view of Paris from a hot air balloon: putting pollution on the climate agenda 

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air quality is officially “good”, 400ft above Paris in a balloon at rush hour. From that height you can see the ring road and many of the city’s 37 bridges blocked with traffic, the commuting trains coming in, and … Continue reading →

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China Bans Cars As Air Pollution Hits Red-Alert Status 

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing is at whit’s end about how to solve its awful air pollution problem. Air quality continues to worsen year over year. And after a week of heavy smog in the capital city, authorities banned millions of people from driving … Continue reading →

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Beijing Issues Red Alert Over Air Pollution for the First Time

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Officials in Beijing declared on Monday that the thick smog blanketing the city was bad enough to require a red alert, the first time they had raised the alarm to its highest level since an emergency air-pollution response system was … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s ‘airpocalypse’: city shuts down amid three-day smog red alert 

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Children kept at home, building sites and factories closed and cars kept off roads as pollution engulfs Chinese capital “Create a paradise,” urges the motto of Beijing’s Baijiazhuang primary school – a message stamped on to its front gate in … Continue reading →

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China pollution: Beijing issues first red smog alert 

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Schools in Beijing are to close and outdoor construction to stop after the Chinese capital issued its first “red alert” over smog levels. The red alert is the highest possible, and has not been used in the city before, the … Continue reading →

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