Category Archives: Asia

China vows to tackle air pollution

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

China has unveiled sweeping measures to tackle air pollution, with plans to close old polluting steel mills, cement factories and aluminium smelters, and slash coal consumption and boost the use of nuclear power and natural gas. China has been under … Continue reading →

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Mobile air quality monitors to visit neighbourhoods soon

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Now Chennaiites can dial the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to bring a mobile air sampler to measure the quality of air. The city’s air pollution status was based on samples collected from a four or five places in … Continue reading →

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Beijing fires up new air pollution regulations

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing has this week made good on the government’s pledge to launch a crackdown on air pollution following the deadly smog that afflicted the city earlier this year. In a widely anticipated move, the municipal government unveiled a new five … Continue reading →

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Shanghai begins forecasting air pollution

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shanghai’s Air Quality Index AQI will range from 40 to 60 in the afternoon Monday, indicating good or excellent air quality, according to the city’s first air pollution forecast. The Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center and the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau began … Continue reading →

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Haze in Penang worsens, air quality almost at ‘unhealthy’ level

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The haze detected in several areas in Penang yesterday has worsened, with the air quality almost at the unhealthy level today. State Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said the air pollution index in Perai … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Haze Pollution: Typhoon Trami Traps Air Pollutants, Gov’t Issues Health Warning

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hong Kong may not be directly affected by severe tropical storm Trami, which is currently battering China, but it surely still made its presence felt in the country. Trami’s coverage was so wide that it trapped pollutants in Hong Kong’s … Continue reading →

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Scientists relate urban population to air pollution

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Live in a large city like New York, London, Beijing or Mumbai, and you are likely exposed to more air pollution than people in smaller cities in surrounding areas. But exactly how a city’s pollution relates to the size of … Continue reading →

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Air pollution blamed as China loses tourists

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The numbers of overseas visitors have declined since January, when levels of smog reached new heights. Tourists have been put off by reports about smog and other problems, said Frano Ilic of travel agency Studiosus in Munich, Germany. He said … Continue reading →

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