Category Archives: Air Quality

How outdoor pollution affects indoor air quality

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Wildfire and firework smoke more impactful than inversions Just when you thought you could head indoors to be safe from the air pollution that plagues the Salt Lake Valley, new research shows that elevated air pollution events, like horror movie … Continue reading →

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Long-term exposure to low levels of air pollution increases risk of heart and lung disease

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exposure to what is considered low levels of air pollution over a long period of time can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, atrial fibrillation and pneumonia among people ages 65 and older, according to new research published today … Continue reading →

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PM2.5 air pollution claims 160,000 lives in five cities

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Delhi, Mexico and São Paulo are the cities with the highest death tolls, new research finds Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) was responsible for approximately 160,000 deaths in the world’s five largest cities in 2020. Exposure to PM2.5 is considered … Continue reading →

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Air pollution significantly raises risk of infertility, study finds

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exposure to air pollution significantly increases the risk of infertility, according to the first study to examine the danger to the general population. The analysis of 18,000 couples in China found that those living with moderately higher levels of small-particle … Continue reading →

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Deadly Smog Over India Won’t Lift Until March, Copernicus Says

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

The forecast by Europe’s Earth observation agency comes after a new Harvard study showing high mortality rates from air pollution A toxic-dust cocktail that has engulfed large swathes of India since October isn’t expected to lift until next month, prolonging the exposure of people to emissions that can … Continue reading →

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Pollen season grows 20 days in 30 years as climate crisis hits hay fever sufferers

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollen released by plants is also more intense than in 1990 in bad news for those with allergies, research in US and Canada finds The climate crisis is multiplying the miseries faced by people with allergies, with new research finding … Continue reading →

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Air pollution caused 1 out of 5 deaths in 2018—that’s more than 8 million, study says

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Microscopic, and sometimes larger, particles of soot, smoke and dust that spew out of gas-guzzling factories, ships, cars and aircraft are responsible for 18% of total global deaths in 2018—that equals more than 8 million people, a new study found. … Continue reading →

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Toxic air puts six million at risk of lung damage

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Around six million people aged over 65 in England are at high risk of lung damage and asthma attacks because of toxic air, according to a new report. It finds that older people and those with lung disease who are … Continue reading →

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