Category Archives: Australia & Oceania

Air pollution reaching extreme levels, warns Hunter Valley council

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

HUNTER VALLEY winemakers and residents will today step up the campaign against mining in their backyards as the local council warns dust in the region is reaching ”extreme” levels. In an email to a Singleton councillor on Saturday, the council’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Australia & Oceania | Tagged Air Pollution, Hunter Valley, Mount Thorley, New South Wales, NSW Environment Protection Authority, PM10, Singleton | Leave a comment

Ships leave air pollution in their wake

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shipping may produce 30 per cent of all nitrogen oxide and 20 per cent of total sulphur emissions in Australia, a study suggests. “These [non-greenhouse gases] produce photochemical smog and airborne particulates that can contribute to health issues,” says study … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Australia & Oceania | Tagged airborne particulates, Australia, Brisbane, Melbourne, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Perth, Sidney, Smog | Leave a comment

Auckland Pollution Causes Deaths

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution causes hundreds of deaths in Auckland per year and causes more than $200 million worth of social damage, a new report claims. Auckland’s air quality is so bad that in the past two months it exceeded the Government’s National … Continue reading →

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Richmond: officially polluted

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Richmond’s air pollution has improved since this photo was taken from Valhalla Drive in 2001, but the towns air quality is still a long way off meeting Government standards. Richmond is among 22 New Zealand towns with the worst air … Continue reading →

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Diesel Engine Exhaust Carcinogenic

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The International Agency for Research on Cancer – IARC, which is part of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have classified diesel exhaust fumes as carcinogenic to humans, based on sufficient evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk of … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania, China, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, Latin America, London, Medical Studies, UK, USA & Canada, World News | Tagged diesel exhaust fumes, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

Winter air pollution returns to Hastings NZ

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

A cold start to winter has meant that there have already been five exceedances of the national air quality standards in Hastings this winter. Napier also came close to exceeding last weekend. via Winter air pollution returns to Hastings | … Continue reading →