Category Archives: Air Quality

More diseases from air pollution uncovered by improved data material

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

At rest, we breathe approx. 12-15 times per minute, and for each inhalation we change approx. one litre of air. Depending on the activity level, this makes up a daily quantity in the order of twenty cubic metres of air … Continue reading →

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Beijing to spend £76bn to improve air quality

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In an attempt to clean up the smoggy air in the Chinese capital, Beijing’s authorities have introduced a new set of measures to cut emissions and allocated 760 billion yuan (£75.8 billion) to improve the city’s air quality by 2017. … Continue reading →

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Shipping Could Suffer From Land Air Pollution

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

There’s a lot of talk about how polluting air emissions from shipping can affect the health of people living in coastal regions. An estimated 200,000 people die prematurely. However, it’s not a one-way street. Extreme air pollution in Asia appears … Continue reading →

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Shanghai considers arming residents with anti-pollution masks

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shanghai is considering distributing protective masks to its smog-choked residents, according to reports in the local media. The proposals were made by Zhu Junbo, a local representative of China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and … Continue reading →

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EU air pollution target ‘still too high’ for heart health

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

A study confirming a link between atmospheric pollution and heart-attack risk strengthens the EU case for tougher clean-air targets, experts say. Research in the BMJ looking at long-term data for 100,000 people in five European countries found evidence of harm, … Continue reading →

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Air pollution exposure linked to sharp rise in heart trouble

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to a sharp increase in heart attacks and angina cases, according to research in five European Union countries that was conducted over more than a decade. Excluding illness, poverty and smoking, researchers … Continue reading →

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Friends of the Earth hits out at Birmingham’s levels of air pollution

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Up to 530 people could be dying every year from air pollution-related conditions in Birmingham, according to environmental campaigners. Friends of the Earth have hit out after monitoring stations in the city were shown to be recording levels of pollution … Continue reading →

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Meteorology institute reports

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology Monday reported that maximum precipitation was recorded in Bayantes soum, Uvs aimag (11.3 mm) in December of 2013. Omnogobi aimag’s Khanbogd soum had the highest air temperature (+7.8 C), while Zavkhan aimag’s … Continue reading →

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