Category Archives: Asia

China Is Finally Updating Its Air Pollution Laws

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

China plans tougher pollution limits and heavier penalties in a revision of its air pollution law, state-run news agency Xinhua said, as the government battles to reduce smog that takes hundreds of thousands of lives each year. The Standing Committee … Continue reading →

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China’s largest coal power plant violating air pollution levels every week

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Waigaoqiao plant in Shanghai releasing dangerous nitrogen oxides in excess of national emission standards, study finds China’s largest coal-fired power plant has been violating national emission standards for chemicals that cause dangerous fine particulate matter pollution, official figures show. The … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong’s air quality falls after Occupy clearance puts traffic back on the roads

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hong Kong’s pollution levels are creeping back to “normal” following the clearance of the final occupied zone in Causeway Bay, as calls for pedestrians to reclaim the city centre resonated among protesters eager to continue voicing their discontent.The air quality … Continue reading →

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Air quality worst at night, early morning

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Delhiites may be exposed to the worst air pollution at night and early morning, indicates a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). CSE chose eight persons and monitored their exposure to pollution for 24 hours using a … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Analyzed at India’s Taj Mahal

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The discoloration of the Taj Mahal, a seventeenth-century mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, is caused by airborne carbon particles and dust, according to a study conducted by scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the … Continue reading →

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China Today: Xingtai, one of the world’s most polluted cities

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

While toxins belch from power plants, children in nearby Beijing compare brands of mask Based on the most reliable air-pollution index in China, the country’s most polluted city is Xingtai, one of the oldest cities in northern China, with a history stretching … Continue reading →

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Rickshaw research reveals extreme Delhi pollution

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The three-wheeled rickshaw lurched through New Delhi’s commuter-clogged streets with an American scientist and several air pollution monitors in the back seat. Car horns blared. A scrappy scooter buzzed by belching black smoke from its tailpipe. One of the monitors … Continue reading →

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India court slams Delhi’s worsening air pollution

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

National Green Tribunal directs all vehicles older than 15 years be taken off capital’s roads in bid to tackle bad air quality India’s environment court has slammed the government over the capital’s horrendous air pollution, which it said was “getting … Continue reading →

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