Category Archives: Air Quality

Lewisham air quality call after pollution-related deaths

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

THERE are urgent calls to tackle air quality in Lewisham after it frequently ranked as one of the worst three London boroughs for air pollution-related deaths, according to new stats. The main causes of death – all linked with air … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s mayor announces ‘all-out effort’ to tackle air pollution

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

There appears to be no end in sight for China‘s air pollution problems as Beijing issued its first pollution warning of the new year. The capital, along with Tianjin and a number of cities in Hebei province are again enveloped … Continue reading →

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Beijing hit by first bout of ‘off the charts’ air pollution of 2014

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing issued this year’s first air pollution warning on Wednesday night as pollution readings reached “beyond index” levels. The Air Quality Index (AQI) measured at all six Beijing downtown districts and every southern suburban region on Thursday morning far surpassed … Continue reading →

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Amazing Time-Lapse of Shanghai Smog

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

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Four Utah schools to house, operate air quality monitoring devices

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

A particulate matter sampling device was installed at Fort Herriman Middle School on Monday to help state officials and local experts understand the roles location and elevation play in air quality. The school was one of four along the Wasatch … Continue reading →

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Central Hong Kong Sees Near-Record Pollution Levels in 2013

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Roadside pollution worsened in Hong Kong’s Central district last year as vehicular emissions helped send nitrogen dioxide concentrations to near-record levels, an environmental advocacy group said. Citywide levels of the pollutant, linked to damaged lung function, were the second-highest on … Continue reading →

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China’s ‘airpocalypse’ kills 350,000 to 500,000 each year

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The equivalent of the population of Bristol dies each year in China because of lethal air pollution, according to Chen Zhu, who was the country’s Health minister until last year. Mr Chen, who is also a professor of medicine and … Continue reading →

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Health fears over city air pollution

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Areas including Hope Street and Charing Cross are pockets of bad air which could have a long-term impact on people’s health. The Evening Times, working with environ-mental charity Friends of the Earth, identified hot spots where levels of the dangerous … Continue reading →

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