Category Archives: Air Quality

Canberra experiences worst air quality on record as bushfire smoke from south coast sets in

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Canberra experiences worst air quality on record as bushfire smoke from south coast sets in Residents of Australia’s capital are told to stay indoors and brace for more smog in the coming days Canberra has experienced its worst air quality on … Continue reading →

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How Afghan officials are tackling Kabul’s ‘hazardous’ pollution

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Afghan officials have begun cracking down on local businesses thought to be the main contributors to air pollution in the capital to battle a crisis that has reached “hazardous” levels. The owners of wedding halls, public baths, and property management … Continue reading →

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Revealed: microplastic pollution is raining down on city dwellers

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exclusive: London has highest level yet recorded but health impacts of breathing particles are unknown Microplastic pollution is raining down on city dwellers, with research revealing that London has the highest levels yet recorded. The health impacts of breathing or … Continue reading →

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Tehran air pollution forces week-long school closure

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Schools in Iran’s Tehran province have been ordered shut until Friday due to severe air pollution, authorities announced, extending their closure to a full week. Tehran city was cloaked by thick toxic smog for a third successive day on Monday … Continue reading →

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Pollution league tables for UK urban areas reveal the expected and unexpected

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Bedfordshire town of Luton has come bottom of a league table of predicted city-wide air pollution concentrations among UK cities, according to new analysis by the Universities of Birmingham and Lancaster. The Bedfordshire town of Luton has come bottom … Continue reading →

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Air pollution soars in Thai capital, authorities issue warning

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Authorities in Thailand’s capital warned people to wear face masks or stay indoors on Thursday after choking air pollution returned to Bangkok following months of clear air in one of the world’s top tourist destinations. The national Pollution Control Department … Continue reading →

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Depression and suicide linked to air pollution in new global study

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Cutting toxic air might prevent millions of people getting depression, research suggests People living with air pollution have higher rates of depression and suicide, a systematic review of global data has found. Cutting air pollution around the world to the … Continue reading →

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Belgium has the most new asthma patients due to air pollution in Europe

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

One in three new cases of people who develop asthma under the age of 18 is due to the bad air quality in Belgium, according to new figures from the Independent health insurance funds. The Independent Health Insurance Funds (the … Continue reading →

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