Category Archives: Asia

WHO study tags Baguio air as ‘most polluted’ in PH

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Local government officials led by Mayor Mauricio Domogan here have called for a review in the recent findings of the World Health Organization (WHO) that Baguio City’s air quality is more polluted compared to Manila and Cebu cities. This as … Continue reading →

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Top 20 most polluted cities in the world

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality in most cities that monitor their pollution levels exceed what the World Health Organization deems as safe. Delhi has the highest level of the airborne particulate matter, PM2.5 considered most harmful to health, with 153 micrograms. Not far … Continue reading →

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India admits Delhi matches Beijing for air pollution threatening public health

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

India’s state air monitoring centre has admitted that pollution in Delhi is comparable to that of Beijing, but disputed a World Health Organisation (WHO) finding that the Indian capital had the dirtiest atmosphere in the world. A study of 1,600 … Continue reading →

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New Delhi has most polluted air in the world: WHO

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

An effort by the World Health Organization (WHO) to measure pollution in cities around the world has found New Delhi, India admits to having the dirtiest air, while Beijing’s measurements, like its skies, are far from clear. The study of … Continue reading →

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China to finish analysis of air pollutant around Beijing

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

An analysis of the sources of air pollution in Beijing, Tianjin and Shijiazhuang will be finished by the end of June, an official with China’s environmental authority said on Sunday. The environmental authorities are working with the Chinese Academy of … Continue reading →

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China Takes On Pollution With Biggest Changes in 25 Years

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

China passed the biggest changes to its environmental protection laws in 25 years, outlining plans to punish polluters more severely as leaders work to limit contaminated water, air and soil linked to economic growth. The amended law “sets environmental protection … Continue reading →

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Can China Win the War on Air Pollution? 

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

When Deng Xiaoping introduced market reforms in the late 1970s, the country started its steady rise from the economic doldrums, largely through investment in heavy industrialisation. Since then, its GDP has grown about 10 per cent annually, and its economy … Continue reading →

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Too many smoke-spewing vehicles go scot-free in city

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The number of vehicles in Bangalore is hovering close to 50 lakh. As on January, as many as 49.67 lakh vehicles were registered in the city. The annual increase in vehicle density is between March 2012 to 2013 has been … Continue reading →

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