Category Archives: Europe

Lyndhurst air pollution breaks safety limit

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

IT IS an idyllic Hampshire haven spanning hundreds of square miles. But parts of the New Forest have exceeded European limits for levels of lethal nitrogen dioxide. The stark figures were revealed in the latest report on air pollution from … Continue reading →

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When temperatures drop, pollution levels can soar

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

On the 5 and 6 March air pollution reached the maximum value of 10 on the UK’s air pollution index – levels where the public are advised to reduce strenuous outdoor physical activity. The easterly air flow that bought cold … Continue reading →

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Poor air quality leads to 3,400 deaths a year in Ireland

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Poor air quality contributes up to 3,400 premature deaths and costs Ireland up to €6.3 billion a year, An Taisce has revealed. According to The National Trust for Ireland, Irish people are suffering unnecessarily high levels of asthma, bronchitis and … Continue reading →

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‘Councils must unite to tackle air pollution’

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

OXFORDSHIRE’S local authorities should work together more to help tackle the city’s unique air pollution problems, it has been claimed. It has emerged that Oxford has consistently failed to meet its target for reducing nitrogen dioxide, which is caused by … Continue reading →

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Air policy review one of four ‘key’ EU priorities

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Environment commissioner Janez Potočnik announces that the review of air quality policy is one of the EU’s key environmental initiatives for 2013 and 2014 The EU’s review of its air quality policy is one of four key environmental initiatives for … Continue reading →

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Letters: Air quality a problem for small towns as well as cities

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air-quality problem (The last gasp, G2, 20 March) is not just a problem in big cities. Crediton, population about 8,000, was declared an air-quality management area in 2003. The A377, which connects Exeter and Barnstaple, now carries more than … Continue reading →

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UK could face EU fines for “massaging” London’s pollution data

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

European Commission also preparing to sue UK over NO2 as part of air quality crackdown The European Commission is considering fresh legal action over the UK’s pollution problem following allegations London officials “massaged” air quality data last year in order … Continue reading →

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Road traffic pollution as serious as passive smoke in the development of childhood asthma

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

New research conducted in 10 European cities has estimated that 14% of chronic childhood asthma is due to exposure to traffic pollution near busy roads. The results are comparable to the burden associated with passive smoking: the World Health Organization … Continue reading →

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