Category Archives: Asia

Study details how auto emissions pose human health problems worldwide

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Ultrafine particles in the atmosphere are unregulated, according to the World Health Organization, but a team of international researchers that includes a Texas A&M University professor and two graduate students has found that auto emissions are a key factor in … Continue reading →

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Air pollution impacts can be heart-stopping: Biggest study of dangerously small particulate matter and cardiac arrest

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

There is an increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) even from short-term exposure to low concentrations of fine particulate matter PM2.5, an international study has found, noting an association with gaseous pollutants such as those from coal burning/mining, bushfires … Continue reading →

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Global Transport of Australian Bushfire Smoke – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

In this video, different aerosols are highlighted by color, including dust (orange), sea salt (blue), nitrates (pink) and carbonaceous (red), with brighter regions corresponding to higher aerosol amounts. This animation shows several high impact events across the globe between August 2019 … Continue reading →

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Bangkok’s ranks world’s third worst air quality. Forecast to be bad for the rest of the week

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Bangkok ended up recording the world’s third worst air quality on Air Visual, the air quality monitoring app, yesterday. Not a chart you want to be on top of. Meanwhile, the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority remains on high alert for a … Continue reading →

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Air pollution soars in Thai capital, authorities issue warning

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Authorities in Thailand’s capital warned people to wear face masks or stay indoors on Thursday after choking air pollution returned to Bangkok following months of clear air in one of the world’s top tourist destinations. The national Pollution Control Department … Continue reading →

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New Delhi schools closed as air pollution worsens

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air quality in New Delhi was rated as “severe” for the third day in a row. A thick gray haze covers the city, making travel and outdoor activities both dangerous and difficult. Schools in New Delhi shut on Thursday … Continue reading →

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Industrial Growth Creates Nagging Air Pollution in Vietnam

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Five years ago, a car bound for the Ho Chi Minh City airport from downtown might get stuck in a couple of quick jams, costing just an extra minute. Now big swathes of the Vietnamese financial center are congested, and … Continue reading →

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Flights diverted in Delhi as toxic smog hits worst levels of 2019

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Car fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from farms have contributed to pollution crisis Pollution in Delhi has reached its worst levels so far this year, at almost 400 times the amount deemed healthy, causing planes to be diverted away from … Continue reading →

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