Follow Respro®
Local Air Quality Levels
Click the map to find out about air quality levels where you live
For current UK air pollution levels click here or select map view .TIME TO CHANGE YOUR FILTER?
Do you need to change the filter in your Respro® Mask? Watch this video to learn the correct procedure.
youtube.com/ResproMasks
Buy your new filter here.The Air We Breathe
The Respro® Bulletin Board is designed to keep you up to date with current views and issues relating to Air Pollution and its health implications in our daily lives.
Watch our animation:
Key Points to a Mask
Three important points to look out for in an air pollution mask: Key Points to a Mask
Most Read
-
Category Archives: Asia
Air quality action plan for Kathmandu soon
The government is preparing an action plan to tackle air pollution in Kathmandu Valley. The Air Quality Management Action Plan for Kathmandu Valley is being finalised and will soon be launched, said Durga Prasad Dawadi, director general at the Department … Continue reading
Air pollution causes 14,000 additional deaths a year in Korea: report
About 14,000 people are dying prematurely every year in South Korea as a result of air pollution, a medical professor said Monday, citing a report by the U.S.-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Cheong Hae-kwan, a professor at the … Continue reading
Air you breathed yesterday was more polluted than on Diwali
Wednesday was even more polluted than Diwali with the peak level of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 crossing those of the festive day last year. According to Central PollutionControl Board (CPCB), the 24-hour concentration of PM 2.5 at 9.30 am was … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, India
Tagged Air Pollution, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Diwali, Gurgaon, India, PM2.5
Leave a comment
Gurgaon air ‘deadly’ but can be fixed, says Centre for Science and Environment report
The report titled ‘Gurugram: A framework for sustainable development’ was released on Thursday ahead of the upcoming World Environment Day on June 5. As per a report released on challenges staring at Gurgaon and possible solutions prepared by the Delhi-based … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, India
Tagged Air Pollution, Gurgaon, Gurugram, India, PM2.5
Leave a comment
India’s first early warning system in Ahmedabad aims to reduce health impact of air pollution
An early warning system will notify people of excessive air pollution days as part of the response plan, while medical professionals will be trained to respond to emergencies. The first Indian monitoring and early warning system for air pollution was … Continue reading
South Korea to suspend eight older coal-fired power plants to tackle pollution
South Korea will halt operations at eight of the country’s older coal-fired power plants for a month in June as part of measures to tackle air pollution, the energy ministry said on Tuesday. New President Moon Jae-in earlier this month … Continue reading
Air pollution: Why and how it kills
Air pollution – indoor and outdoor – killed an estimated 6.5 million people in 2012, the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows. Exposure to high levels of air pollution, especially over the long term, can affect human … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Beijing, cardiovascular disease, China, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD, Delhi, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, lung cancer, PM10, PM2.5, stroke, World Heath Organization (WHO)
Leave a comment
Lack of dust makes China’s air pollution much worse
Airborne dust is normally seen as an environmental problem, but the lack of it is making air pollution over China considerably worse. A new study suggests less dust means more solar radiation hits the land surface, which reduces wind speed. … Continue reading
