Category Archives: Air Quality

North Texans breathed polluted air nearly 30% of 2018, report says

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality in Dallas-Fort Worth reached above-normal pollution levels on 106 days, according to the report. Air quality in Dallas-Fort Worth reached above-normal pollution levels on 106 days in 2018, according to a new report by the Environment Texas Research … Continue reading →

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Global Transport of Smoke from Australian Bushfires

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

  The local impacts of the Australian bushfires have been devastating to property and life in Australia while producing extreme air quality impacts throughout the region. As smoke from the massive fires has interacted with the global weather, the transport … Continue reading →

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New research shows outdoor workers are exposed to 15% more pollution than the average Londoner

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

We are building the evidence base that proves government must act on air quality says British Safety Council. An app developed by King College London as part of the British Safety Council’s Time to Breathe campaign is building on a … Continue reading →

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Slovenia’s Worst Air Pollution in Celje, Zagorje & Murska Sobota

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Slovenia’s most polluted cities are located in the east of the country, with air quality improving compared to the situation half a century ago, shows a survey by the National Institute of Public Health. However, air pollution is still the … Continue reading →

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Heavy traffic pollution may affect kids’ brain development

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

High levels of exposure to traffic-related air pollution at a very young age may lead to structural changes in the brain, a new imaging study suggests. Brain scans of 12-year-old children show reduced thickness of the cortex and decreased gray … Continue reading →

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Red Sea huge source of air pollution, greenhouse gases: study

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hydrocarbon gases bubbling from the bottom of the Red Sea are polluting the atmosphere at a rate equivalent to the emissions of some large fossil fuel exporting countries, researchers said Tuesday. The gases seeping from the waters — which are … Continue reading →

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Air pollution impacts can be heart-stopping: Biggest study of dangerously small particulate matter and cardiac arrest

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

There is an increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) even from short-term exposure to low concentrations of fine particulate matter PM2.5, an international study has found, noting an association with gaseous pollutants such as those from coal burning/mining, bushfires … Continue reading →

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Living near major roads linked to risk of dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and MS

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Living near major roads or highways is linked to higher incidence of dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis (MS), suggests new research published this week in the journal Environmental Health. Researchers from the University of British Columbia analyzed … Continue reading →

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