Category Archives: Air Quality

One-third of Beijing pollution comes from outside the city, figures show

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Around one-third of the air pollution in China’s smog-hit capital comes from outside the city, official media reported on Wednesday, citing a pollution watchdog. Chen Tian, chief of the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, said that 28-36% of hazardous airborne particles … Continue reading →

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Joggers are at higher risk of air pollution than walkers are

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Joggers who run near busy roads may be putting themselves at a higher risk of breathing in air pollution compared to if they walked at an average pace, say scientists. The researchers wanted to know how the risk of inhaling … Continue reading →

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Measuring Africa’s Air Pollution

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

When Jenny Linden, an air quality scientist, tried to measure the pollution in Burkina Faso’s capital city, one of her instruments clogged up. It was designed for road dust in Arizona, but the dust in Ouagadougou far exceeded the machine’s … Continue reading →

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People of Color Are Disproportionately Hurt by Air Pollution

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In America, your race affects everything from your job to your commute to your brush-ups with the police. Why should it be any different with the amount of nasty air pollution you inhale? Of course it isn’t different, as shown … Continue reading →

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Asian air pollution strengthens Pacific storms

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in China and other Asian countries is having far-reaching impacts on weather patterns across the Northern Hemisphere, a study suggests. Researchers have found that pollutants are strengthening storms above the Pacific Ocean, which feeds into weather systems in … Continue reading →

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MPs to investigate London’s ‘invisible killer’ – the air we all breathe

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

MPs are to launch a new inquiry into air quality in London amid warnings that thousands of people are dying prematurely due to “invisible killer” pollution, The Standard reveals today. Just days after smog and sand whipped up from the … Continue reading →

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Shanghai base for delta air pollution alert center

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shanghai residents will soon receive more accurate air quality reports with the launch of a new calculating system. Air Quality Index (AQI) calculations will be partly based on an hourly figure for PM2.5 — tiny particles especially harmful as they … Continue reading →

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Danger in the air

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Early April’s mixture of air pollution and Saharan dust attracted considerable media attention but air pollution in mid-March was far worse. This prompted emergency measures in Paris and south Belgium including free public transport and car bans. No such actions … Continue reading →

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