Category Archives: Asia

Exercising when air pollution levels are high can do more harm than good

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Do you check air pollution levels before exercising outdoors? You should. Although regular exercise is good for us, exercising in poor air may wipe any short-term fitness gains. Worse still, you could be putting your body at risk of serious … Continue reading →

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Pollutionwatch: The world’s dirtiest cities

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

For the first time in history, over half the world’s population now live in cities. But only 12% of urban dwellers enjoy airborne particle pollutionthat meets World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. Globally, lowest city air pollution is in Canada and Iceland … Continue reading →

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Haze hits Malaysia; Moderate air quality expected in S’pore

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

As the haze makes its presence felt once again, unhealthy levels of air pollution were recorded in several areas of western Peninsular Malaysia, while other parts of the country registered moderate and good readings. As of 8pm yesterday, the Air … Continue reading →

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Air pollutant reading improves as smoke blows away

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

All states recorded a moderate to healthy Air Pollutant Index (API) this morning, compared with yesterday when Port Klang reached an unhealthy level. The Department of Environment’s website showed that only the Balak Baru, Kuantan area exceeded an API of … Continue reading →

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Pollution in nation worse last month than in May 2013

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality in May around the country was slightly worse than it was the same period last year, with air quality in the Yangtze River Delta deteriorating the most, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection. The ministry released air … Continue reading →

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Beijing air pollution complaints doubled

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution complaints in Beijing, China doubled during the first five months of the year, according to the city’s environment authority. The increase in complaints regarding air quality in the city suggests that public anger within China, concerning the large cost of the … Continue reading →

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An Interactive Air-Pollution Map

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In March, the World Health Organization estimated that air pollution was responsible for 7 million premature deaths in 2012. That’s one out of every eight total deaths in the world. Air quality has gotten worse over the last decade, and … Continue reading →

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Air quality in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai is ‘poor to severe’, says TERI report

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

People living in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai have been breathing polluted air, which falls under the “poor to severe” category for a considerable number of observations throughout 2013-14, found a report on the air quality status of Maharashtra, published by … Continue reading →

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