Category Archives: Health Effects of Air Pollution

Urban exercise: beat the smog

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Theres nothing sweeter than the smug feeling that youre getting the better of the rat race. While your fellow commuters struggle in on the bus, you sail by on your bike or jog along overtaking them at every traffic jam … Continue reading →

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Lungs of London schoolchildren “damaged by poor air quality”

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Early findings of research into the impact of poor air quality shows that it is reducing the lung capacity of schoolchildren in London, writes Steve Eminton. The lung capacity of schoolchildren in some London boroughs is being reduced through living … Continue reading →

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Gas from pollutants, forest fires at potentially toxic levels

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Forest fires and emission of air pollutants, which include fumes from vehicles running on diesel and slow burning of coal and charcoal, release isocyanic acid in the troposphere. In 2011, scientists first detected isocyanic acid in the ambient atmosphere at … Continue reading →

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Expert paints bleak air pollution picture to childrens asthma group

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

While politicians like to tout improvements in pollution and air quality, thats not the world that scientists like John Froines see.”Air pollution is not getting better, its getting worse,” said Froines, a retired UCLA professor and director of the Southern … Continue reading →

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Choked: Delhi’s pollution level is fives times worse than just eight years ago as experts warn air quality is as noxious as Jharia coal town

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Delhiites are breathing poison. If you thought CNG had made the Capital’s air cleaner, then it’s time for a reality check. The alarming pollution levels have blackened Delhi’s air to such an extent that it ranks alongside coal town Jharia … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in Putney and Brixton up to three times higher than EU limits

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in some parts of London is three times higher than European-recommended safe limits, research reveals today. Scientists at King’s College London monitored 100 sites around the capital last year, measuring levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which is caused … Continue reading →

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Colorado Springs under threat as 32,000 flee fire

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

More than 32,000 people were forced to flee their homes as a raging wildfire threatening the US city of Colorado Springs doubled in size overnight. Traffic and smoke choked the streets as people hurried to evacuate the city and the … Continue reading →

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WHO says diesel fumes do cause cancer

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exhaust fumes from diesel engines do cause cancer, a panel of experts from the World Health Organisation says. BBC News – WHO says diesel fumes do cause cancer.

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