Category Archives: Air Quality

Limiting air pollution ‘could prevent 50,000 deaths in Europe’

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

World Health Organization estimates air pollution kills more than 7 million people each year Limiting air pollution to levels recommended by the World Health Organization could prevent more than 50,000 deaths in Europe annually, according to research. The WHO estimates … Continue reading →

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Acute Exposure to Air Pollution Can Trigger MI-Related Death

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

New data from China show that greater exposure to some forms of air pollution, even in the short term, is linked to an increased risk of dying from myocardial infarction. The relationship was seen for particulate matter with an aerodynamic … Continue reading →

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Wildfires Caused Half Of Western America’s Pollution: Study

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Even as pollution emissions declined from other sources including vehicle exhaust and power plants, the amount from fires increased sharply. Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent … Continue reading →

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Kraków records third worst air pollution in the world as smog descends on Poland

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Polish city of Kraków registered the third worst air pollution in the world this morning, as Poland once again suffers from its annual winter smog problems. The country has Europe’s worst air, with pollutants causing tens of thousands of … Continue reading →

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Man saved from deportation after pollution plea in French legal ‘first’

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Court says man would face ‘worsening of his respiratory pathology due to air pollution’ in country of origin A Bangladeshi man with asthma has avoided deportation from France after his lawyer argued that he risked a severe deterioration in his … Continue reading →

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Bad air quality in the Netherlands makes thousands of people want to move

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Tens of thousands of Dutch people want to move due to air pollution, according to Longfonds, a non-profit organization specialized in improving lung health and helping people with lung disease. They state that 12 percent of lung patients want to move … Continue reading →

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Wasatch Front’s inversion season starting to set up

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

It may be clear now in Salt Lake City, but could get worse The air quality conditions along the Wasatch Front Wednesday are good, with values of fine-particulate pollution well below the federal threshold set by the U.S. Environmental Protection … Continue reading →

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Exposure to air pollution in South Asia linked to pregnancy loss, study finds

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pregnant women in South Asia who have been exposed to air pollution face an increased risk of pregnancy loss, miscarriage, and stillbirth, according to a new study. Researchers found that an estimated 349,681 pregnancy losses each year across India, Bangladesh … Continue reading →

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