Category Archives: Germany

Eleven countries exceed air pollution emission limits

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The European Environment Agency has said that air pollutants are still being emitted above legal limits in the EU. Recent data from the EU Member States shows that a number of countries continued to breach their emission ceilings in 2012. … Continue reading →

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Eleven EU nations exceed air pollution ceilings – EEA

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Eleven European Union nations breached ceilings for air pollution in 2012 despite plans to avert health-damaging smog of the sort that choked Paris this month, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said on Monday. The number rose from 10 in 2011, … Continue reading →

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Air pollution ‘kills 47,000 a year’

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Fumes, chemicals and air pollution are resulting in tens of thousands of deaths in Germany a year, according to figures released on Sunday. Air pollution caused 47,000 premature deaths in 2013, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) said in a study … Continue reading →

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From coal to cars, EU states fail to combat air pollution

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Economic heavyweights France and Germany continue to violate limits of one of Europe’s most common urban pollutants, nitrogen oxides, despite their legal obligations to clean up the air. At the same time, France, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom have … Continue reading →

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€46 billion a year: the air pollution cost of road haulage

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution has hidden economic and health costs; causing some 3 million sick days and 350,000 premature deaths in Europe each year, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). A new technical study from the European NGO entitled ‘Road user … Continue reading →

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Daily air pollution levels mapped across Germany

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Daily air pollution levels mapped across Germany – interactive German newspaper Suddeutsche has created an interactive graphic mapping daily particulate matter concentrations throughout the country. Colours correspond to concentrations – in micrograms per cubic metre – with red indicating the … Continue reading →

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