Category Archives: Asia

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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Indian city overwhelmed by air pollution

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

When an acrid blanket of gray smog settled over India’s capital last month, environmentalists warned of health hazards, India’s Supreme Court promised action and state officials struggled to understand why the air had suddenly gone so bad. The heavy smog … 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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65% air pollution deaths in Asia: Study

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Outdoor air pollution has been listed as one of the top ten killers in the world, with 65 percent of the air pollution deaths occurring in Asia and close to quarter of this in India, according to a study released … Continue reading →

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The Strangest Thing You’ll See Today: Air Pollution Represented By Nostril-Hair Length

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The colored balloons on this map of Asia represent current levels of air pollution, namely particulate pollution, which are at harmful levels for nearly 70% of developing Asian cities, according to Clean Air Asia. But the brightly colored dots on … Continue reading →

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Answer to Mongolia pollution is blowing in the wind

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mongolia’s economic boom has been built on the vast coal reserves that lie under its seemingly endless steppes, but it is turning to wind to power itself and fight the pollution that chokes Ulan Bator. The Mongolian capital is ranked … Continue reading →

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