Category Archives: Air Quality

Air pollution in China is killing 4,000 people every day, a new study finds

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Physicists at the University of California have found 1.6 million people in China die each year from heart, lung and stroke problems because of polluted air Air pollution is killing about 4,000 people in China a day, accounting for one … Continue reading →

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UK lobbying for even weaker EU air pollution laws, leaked papers show

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Conservative government argues that already watered-down laws to limit toxic pollution that causes tens of thousands of deaths each year will cause job losses in the coal mining sector Leaked documents show the UK is pushing for watered-down EU air … Continue reading →

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How do fire emissions from industrial plantations affect air quality in Equatorial SEA?

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Researchers have combined satellite observations with atmospheric modelling to calculate how fires associated with industrial concessions in the Sumatra and Kalimantan regions of Indonesia affect air quality across Equatorial Asia. The findings, published today in the journal Environmental Research Letters, … Continue reading →

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London mayoral elections: Tackling air quality is a priority, but we must go beyond the nanny-state approach in addressing pollution

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

At their hustings last week the six Labour mayoral hopefuls called on Londoners to change their behaviour to tackle the scourge of air pollution. Dame Tessa Jowell wanted Londoners to give up driving in in their cars. She would pedestrianise … Continue reading →

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Air quality warning issued in Tehama County

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Smoke from forest fires burning throughout the North State continue to reach unhealthy – and even hazardous – levels, stinging the eyes and making it  difficult to breathe, Air quality in Shasta, Tehama, Trinity and other counties is at the … Continue reading →

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Air pollution from China undermining gains in California, Western states

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

This Dec. 10, 2009 file photo shows smog shrouding a building under construction in Beijing. A new study in the journal Nature finds that while U.S. controls on air pollution have been driving down a major ingredient of smog, ozone … Continue reading →

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Study shows PM1 air pollution is most harmful

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A recent study led by Chinese scientists shows a strong link between smaller air pollution particles and a range of serious health conditions. Scientists said the smaller the airborne particles, the more likely they are to cause illness, suggesting the … Continue reading →

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Pollutionwatch: Beware the air we breathe

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

New research estimates that air pollution contributed to the deaths of as many as 9,400 Londoners in 2010; around 3,500 from particle pollution and up to 4,900 from nitrogen dioxide, which has been included in a health impact assessment for … Continue reading →

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