Category Archives: Air Quality

FAQ: How do the Sportsta™ and City™ filters differ?

How do the Sportsta™ and City™ filters differ? Each filters type has a primary use in a specific environment. 1. The City filter uses Dynamic Activated Charcoal Cloth (DACC) a 95% pure charcoal weave, originally developed by the U.K. Ministry of … Continue reading

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Irish air pollution breaches EU target

Air pollution linked to road traffic in Ireland breached the specified EU emission ceiling in 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said today. The latest EPA emissions data showed levels of nitrogen oxide (NOx) in the air exceeded the target … Continue reading

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Valley’s air quality deteriorating

The ministry of environment (MoE) has recently released a fresh data on air pollution. “Level of fine particles in the air with diameters less or equal to 10 micrometer is known as PM10. The national standard of pollutant PM10 is … Continue reading

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Beijing air quality plummets after Lantern Festival fireworks

Heavy smog blanketed most areas in Beijing and air pollution readings surged after enthusiastic residents set off fireworks to celebrate the annual Lantern Festival, Xinhua reported on Monday. Readings of PM2.5, tiny airborne particles that can enter deep into the … Continue reading

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London air pollution visualisation

A visualisation of the rise & fall of pollution levels in London over a year, using King’s College London’s air data animated by  Brondbjerg design & developement. View on Vimeo:http://vimeo.com/mikebrondbjerg/london-air-data-visualisation King’s College is responsible for monitoring and reporting pollution levels … Continue reading

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China acknowledges ‘cancer villages’

China’s environment ministry appears to have acknowledged the existence of so-called “cancer villages” after years of public speculation about the impact of pollution in certain areas. For years campaigners have said cancer rates in some villages near factories and polluted … Continue reading

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Air pollutants in Woking above government target levels

Two Surrey councils have said they will be working together to improve air quality as readings showed levels of a pollutant above government targets. Readings of nitrogen dioxide were almost 20% above the government’s national objective levels in Anchor Hill … Continue reading

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UC Davis study says it found source of air pollutants

Researchers at University of California Davis have established, for the first time, a link between toxic substances that pollute the air and what causes them. The research, announced Monday by the California Air Resources Board and the Electric Power Research … Continue reading

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