Category Archives: Air Quality

Global Transport of Australian Bushfire Smoke – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

In this video, different aerosols are highlighted by color, including dust (orange), sea salt (blue), nitrates (pink) and carbonaceous (red), with brighter regions corresponding to higher aerosol amounts. This animation shows several high impact events across the globe between August 2019 … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in New York City linked to wildfires hundreds of miles away

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

A new study shows that air pollutants from the smoke of fires from as far as Canada and the southeastern U.S. traveled hundreds of miles and several days to reach Connecticut and New York City, where it caused significant increases … Continue reading →

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Air pollution’s tiny particles may trigger nonfatal heart attacks

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

A Yale-affiliated scientist finds that even a few hours’ exposure to ambient ultrafine particles common in air pollution may potentially trigger a nonfatal heart attack. Myocardial infarction (MI) is a major form of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Ultrafine particles (UFP) are … Continue reading →

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Brazilian wildfire pollution worsens air quality in distant cities – study

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Wildfires in south eastern Brazil produce airborne pollution that worsens air quality in major cities such as Sao Paulo – cancelling out efforts to improve the urban environment and posing health risks to citizens, according to a new study. The … Continue reading →

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Study Shows Air Pollution Can Mess With Our DNA

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution makes it difficult to breathe and it can also increase the blood pressure and heart rate of the person. Those issues are well known. Now new research suggests breathing diesel fumes can trigger another toxic and dangerous change. … Continue reading →

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Heating woes fuel Balkan smog crisis

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

As winter grips the Balkans, the poor are caught in a cruel bind, being forced to light fires at home for heating while fuelling a pollution crisis smothering the region. In recent weeks, Balkan capitals from Belgrade Sarajevo to Skopje … Continue reading →

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Mask-wearing Bosnians take to streets in air pollution protest

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hundreds of protesters wearing white masks took to the streets of the Bosnian town of Tuzla on Wednesday to demand government action on air pollution affecting public health in the region. Bosnian towns, led by the capital Sarajevo, have topped … Continue reading →

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‘Smog emergency’ forces traffic bans across Italian cities

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Italy’s biggest cities have been forced to ban hundreds of thousands of vehicles from the roads after days of persistent smog. Air pollution has spiked above normal levels for up to ten consecutive days in Milan, Rome, Florence, Turin, Venice … Continue reading →

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