Category Archives: China

What exactly is in Beijing’s polluted air?

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

China’s landlocked capital of 20m people has experienced record-breaking pollution over the last few days. Guardian partner, the Climate Desk, breaks down exactly what’s in the air. via: What exactly is in Beijing’s polluted air? | Environment | guardian.co.uk.

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Weather: China Smog

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

A number of Chinese cities including Beijing continue to be covered in a blanket of smog as air pollution levels reach hazardous levels. Watch the video here: Weather – China smog.

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Fog, haze lead to big spike in pollution levels

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

An air quality report from the Ministry of Environmental Protection ranked Handan, Baoding and Shijiazhuang in Hebei and Zhengzhou in Henan as the top four most-polluted cities among 120 monitored nationwide. The Air Pollution Index in the four cities reached … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in Beijing reaches hazardous levels

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

China’s capital city of Beijing has been shrouded in thicker-than-usual pollution for several days, with air pollution indexes reaching dangerous levels. Local authorities have warned the severe pollution is likely to continue until Monday. Monitors at the US Embassy in … Continue reading →

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China to release pollution data in 74 cities

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution is a serious concern in many of China’s cities, but the authorities have obfuscated or manipulated pollution data for years. However, the Chinese state media said on Sunday that 496 monitoring stations would release data in real time … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Becomes a Major Global Killer

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The economic growth that many nations in Asia and increasingly Africa have experienced over the past couple of decades has transformed hundreds of millions of lives — almost entirely for the better. But there’s a byproduct to that growth, one … Continue reading →

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PM2.5 air pollutants causing more deaths than estimated, study says

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The health risks of microscopic air pollutants have been grossly underestimated on the mainland, with nearly 8,600 premature deaths expected this year in four major cities, a study has revealed. And premature deaths are “just a tiny fraction” of the … Continue reading →

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Pollution from car emissions killing millions in China and India

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

An explosion of car use has made fast-growing Asian cities the epicentre of global air pollution and become, along with obesity, the world’s fastest growing cause of death according to a major study of global diseases. In 2010, more than … Continue reading →

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