Category Archives: Australia & Oceania

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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Hot day prompts Sydney air pollution alert

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Sydneysiders are being urged to avoid the outdoors on Friday due to poor air quality caused by high ozone levels. It is anticipated that Friday’s hot temperatures and lack of wind will exacerbate air pollution caused by car exhaust and … Continue reading →

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Coal crackdown urged as air pollution breaches rise by 50% in Hunter Valley

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The New South Wales government has been urged to ensure all coal wagons and stockpiles are covered, and to reject plans for a new coal terminal in Newcastle, after figures showed a rise in air pollution in parts of the … Continue reading →

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Beware, there’s something in the Sydney air

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

On a summer’s day in Sydney, the air in the inner city can be cleaner than taking a breath in suburban Richmond, Campbelltown or parts of the lower Blue Mountains. In warmer months we also breathe in more salt, as … Continue reading →

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Bushfire smoke sparks health warning

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Doctors are urging people to stay indoors as much as possible and avoid exercising outside as heavy smoke rises above bushfire-hit NSW. More than 200 homes have been lost in fires west of Sydney since Thursday, and 59 fires were … Continue reading →

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Top worst polluted cities in the world

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

View the 25 worst polluted cities in the world: Current Air Pollution Index Rate The data is updated weekly (every Monday) Numbeo surveys the following about pollution in the cities: Satisfaction with air quality Quality and accessibility of drinking water … Continue reading →

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Cleaner air from tackling climate change ‘would save millions of lives’

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Tackling climate change would save millions of lives a year by the end of the century purely as a result of the decrease in air pollution, according to a new study. The study is published as scientists from around the … Continue reading →

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All the dirt on carbon

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

First, Tony Abbott predicted the carbon tax could “wipe out” Whyalla. Then he envisaged it squeezing the life out of the economy, like a python. The political rhetoric has been colourful, to say the least, but the Coalition and Labor … Continue reading →

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