Category Archives: China

Beijing air quality plummets after Lantern Festival fireworks

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Heavy smog blanketed most areas in Beijing and air pollution readings surged after enthusiastic residents set off fireworks to celebrate the annual Lantern Festival, Xinhua reported on Monday. Readings of PM2.5, tiny airborne particles that can enter deep into the … Continue reading →

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China acknowledges ‘cancer villages’

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

China’s environment ministry appears to have acknowledged the existence of so-called “cancer villages” after years of public speculation about the impact of pollution in certain areas. For years campaigners have said cancer rates in some villages near factories and polluted … Continue reading →

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Chinese struggle through ‘airpocalypse’ smog

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hu Li’s heart sank when she realised that she could gauge how close she was to home by the colour of the air. Driving 140 kilometres from Tianjin City to Beijing last week, she held her breath as the chalky-white … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s air quality rated ‘hazardous’ as smog returns to eastern regions

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality in Beijing turned “hazardous” while pollution in Shanghai was rated unhealthy as hazy weather was forecast across eastern regions. Concentrations of PM2.5, fine air particulates that pose the greatest health risk, rose to 297 micrograms per cubic metre … Continue reading →

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Managing mega-cities’ pollution levels

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The pollution monitor on the roof of the US Embassy in Beijing was catapulted into the international spotlight as air pollution deteriorated in the Chinese capital in mid-January. The instrument broadcasts a Twitter bulletin each hour providing a record of … Continue reading →

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Air pollution from China reaches Japan, other parts of Asia

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Traces of China’s air pollution have reached southwestern Japan, alarming residents and leading government officials to consider international cooperation to deal with the problem. Beijing has been suffering severe air pollution this winter, with thick smog blanketing the capital and … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s Murky Air-Pollution Measures

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Was January Beijing’s worst-ever month for pollution? The question is no doubt on the minds of residents as February brings merely “unhealthy” levels of dangerous airborne particulate matter in place of a slew of January days officially classified as “hazardous”—or … Continue reading →

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No wind means no respite from air pollution

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The severe air pollution that engulfed Shanghai Wednesday will ease Thursday, though slowly, as the dead winds that have allowed pollutants to accumulate were not expected to pick up by much. Shanghai’s Air Quality Index (AQI), which measures air pollution … Continue reading →

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