Category Archives: Air Quality

Shipping causes hazardous levels of air pollution along coastlines, study finds 

The air along coastlines is being heavily polluted by hazardous levels of nanoparticles from sea traffic, a new study has found. Almost half of the measured particles stem from sea traffic emissions, while the rest is deemed to be mainly … Continue reading →

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Air pollution death toll – 698 people died prematurely in South Yorkshire in a year 

Air pollution caused the premature deaths of an estimated 698 people across South Yorkshire in a year, according to statistics highlighted today. The figures for Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley were revealed by charity Brake as it called on people … Continue reading →

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MPs call for diesel cars scrappage scheme to tackle air pollution 

Environmental audit committee joins Boris Johnson in calling for payments to encourage people to ditch diesel cars, as part of measures to clean up UK air The government should consider a scrappage scheme for diesel cars to get polluting vehicles … Continue reading →

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Experts warn of poor air quality in Valley

Though the availability of firewood for cooking in Kathmandu Valley may bring respite from the acute fuel crisis, it could contribute to deteriorating air quality in the Valley with onset of winter season this year, experts said. The government has … Continue reading →

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WHO: 7 Million People Die Each Year Due to Air Pollution 

About 56 million people die worldwide. Of those, at least 7 million die from pollution-related diseases each year, the U.N.’s health body said. The U.N.’s body for health, WHO, reported on Wednesday that if the world powers reach a global … Continue reading →

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Scottish Parliament debates air pollution 

The Scottish Parliament will debate air pollution today, for the first time since the publication of the Scottish Government’s Air Quality Strategy. The Scottish Government was required by the UK Supreme Court to produce the strategy after the UK failed … Continue reading →

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Taj Mahal: Indian authorities ordered to protect historic landmark from air pollution threats 

When the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the “king of the world”, built a mausoleum for his wife from white marble on the banks of the Yamuna river, the domes and minarets of the Taj Mahal were what resulted. Once gleaming … Continue reading →

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Smoke pollution will worsen tonight and taper off in the morning, forecasters say 

Air quality is expected to diminish tonight as a temperature inversion intensifies, but improve by mid­day Tuesday when scattered clouds roll in, according to the Fairbanks North Star Borough air quality office and the National Weather Service. A Stage 2 … Continue reading →

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