Category Archives: Air Quality

Riyadh in list of cities with worst air pollution

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Riyadh to get $186.6mn special needs medical city | New cement plant to be built in Riyadh | Downtown Riyadh set for massive redevelopment A report by the World Health Organization has included the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh in … Continue reading →

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Paris makes its bike share free to cut down on air pollution

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The bad news: Air pollution in northern France has been at a dangerous high for three days running now, with nearly a third of the country’s 22 regions on maximum alert. Concentrations of PM2.5 Thursday in Paris reached 100mg/m3 — … Continue reading →

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Nine Chinese cities suffered more days of severe smog than Beijing

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Photographs of a smog-wreathed Tiananmen Square and the iconic headquarters of China Central Television dominated reports of Chinese pollution last year, but analysis shows nine other Chinese cities suffered more days of severe smog than the capital in 2013. The … Continue reading →

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Air pollution alert issued for central, southern Taiwan

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday issued a warning over bad air quality in several areas in central and southern Taiwan beginning last night, but said it is expected to ease tomorrow. According to the EPA’s Taiwan Air Quality Monitoring … Continue reading →

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Swathes of France on alert over air pollution

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Nearly a third of the 22 regions in mainland France on Wednesday were on a maximum pollution alert including a swathe of the country’s north, centre-east and the Paris region. The prevalance of particles with a diameter of less than … Continue reading →

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Traffic-related air pollution associated with changes in right ventricular structure, function

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is associated with changes in the right ventricle of the heart that may contribute to the known connection between air pollution exposure and heart disease, according to a new study. “Although the … Continue reading →

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Labour calls for action on air pollution after targets missed

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Scottish Government should set out a clear timetable for tackling air pollution, Labour has said. The party is using its debating time at Holyrood to highlight the problem. Labour members will call on the Government to work closely with … Continue reading →

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New research shows air pollution might make you bad at your job

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In 2011 researchers at UC San Diego and Columbia University were the first to demonstrate a link between air pollution and reduced productivity among outdoor agricultural workers. Now those researchers are back with a new study, entitled “Particulate Pollution and … Continue reading →

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