Category Archives: Air Quality

London faces ‘secret pollution’ from refrigerated vans taking food to smaller stores

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

London’s residential neighbourhoods are being choked by “secret pollution” emitted by trucks delivering chilled food to the new generation of local supermarket convenience stores, according to a report. Many of the hundreds of daily deliveries of fresh fruit, vegetables, meat … Continue reading →

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Metro Vancouver issues air quality advisory due to smoke from wildfires

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Metro Vancouver has issued an air quality advisory due to the fine particulates in smoke from wildfires that have invaded the region. People with chronic medical conditions are being warned to avoid strenuous exercise or to stay inside. Health officials … Continue reading →

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Air quality here still ‘moderate’

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air quality has worsened slightly in Singapore and parts of Malaysia. In Singapore, the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hit 79 at 12pm yesterday, up from 64 at 6am. As of 7pm, it was 67. The 24-hour PSI reading … Continue reading →

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Heat brings air pollution warning

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution levels were sent soaring on the hottest July day on record, with government alerts issued in three regions. Sunny weather and temperatures as high as 36.7C (98F) resulted in moderate pollution across much of England, with dangerously high … Continue reading →

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‘Make air pollution visible’ campaign launched to improve UK air quality

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A new campaign plans to bring together businesses, government and local groups to solve the problem of air pollution in the UK. Deliver Change, a non-profit organisation focused on sustainable technology projects, launched the campaign in central London yesterday (29 June) … Continue reading →

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Heathrow expansion risks deepening London’s air pollution crisis

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The UK government’s Airports Commission has recommended that a new runway at Heathrow should go ahead, but only with a legally binding commitment to control air and noise pollution. If the government decides to act on Howard Davies’ recommendation (and … Continue reading →

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Most parts of Scotland to be hit by air pollution

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A moderate air pollution episode is expected to hit most parts of Scotland tomorrow (Wednesday), according to a leading environmental campaign charity. Friends of the Earth Scotland has warned that air safety standards are forecasted to be broken in 31 … Continue reading →

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US supreme court strikes down Obama’s EPA limits on mercury pollution

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The US supreme court struck down new rules for America’s biggest air polluters on Monday, dealing a blow to the Obama administration’s efforts to set limits on the amount of mercury, arsenic and other toxins coal-fired power plants can spew … Continue reading →

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