Category Archives: Asia

Garbage burning undermines AAP govt’s focus on reducing air pollution 

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Piles of leaf and garbage are burnt with impunity in Delhi’s parks and landfills, filling the air with foul smoke containing dangerous levels of carcinogens and carbon dioxide that is blamed for stoking weather extremes. The fumes of burning rubbish, … Continue reading →

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Humidity, slow wind leads to heavy air pollution in Shanghai 

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

SHANGHAI reported heavy air pollution on Thursday with tiny particle PM2.5 being the major pollutant, according to Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center. The air quality index has been rising since morning, and surpassed 200 — the threshold for heavy pollution — … Continue reading →

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Odd-Even Experiment Did Little In Reducing Air Pollution In Delhi: IIT Study

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The odd-even experiment in the national capital yielded little in terms of reducing air pollution or congestion on the city roads, initial findings of an IIT-Delhi study has found. In fact, the preliminary report says that average speed of vehicles … Continue reading →

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Hanoi under a polluted cloud 

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Many Hanoians seem unaware of the high air pollution in their city despite the warnings of environmentalists and statistics from the US Embassy’s air quality monitoring station in Lang Ha Street that show the air quality index remaining at unhealthy … Continue reading →

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Extreme haze forces 77 schools to close for two days 

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Seventy-seven schools in south-western Sabah are closed for two days after thick smoke enveloped the area amidst simmering peat fires from the Binsuluk Forest Reserve in the Klias peninsula. Schools in Beaufort (53), Papar (10) and Kuala Penyu (14) were … Continue reading →

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Alarm sounded on Yangon air pollution 

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

A massive influx in imported vehicles in recent years has contributed to deteriorating air quality in Yangon but information about pollution levels is yet to be released. Air pollution is becoming more noticeable in Yangon and its effects can be … Continue reading →

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Indonesia warns of fire risk in haze-prone regions in March-April 

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Indonesia expects dryer than normal weather in several fire and haze-prone regions in western and central Indonesia in March and April, the state weather agency (BMKG) said on Monday, referring to a recent increase in fires and hotspots. The region … Continue reading →

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Higher ozone, lower humidity levels associated with dry eye disease 

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

In a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology, Dong Hyun Kim, M.D., of Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea and colleagues examined the associations between outdoor air pollution and dry eye disease in a Korean population. Air pollution is … Continue reading →

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