Category Archives: Europe

MEP warns action must be taken to cut Canterbury air pollution

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

TRAFFIC levels in Canterbury must be cut by 70 per cent to bring the city in line with air quality targets, according to a shock new report highlighted by South East MEP Keith Taylor. Speaking at the European Parliament last … Continue reading →

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Air pollution ‘is a forgotten public health crisis’

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Poor air quality has been found to cause 29,000 premature deaths in the UK each year. Meanwhile the Government is failing to recognise the impact of its policies on air quality and is still failing to meet European targets for … Continue reading →

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No clean city: Glasgow worst in UK for deadly traffic emissions

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

GLASGOW is the most polluted city in the UK – and the fifth worst in Europe – for key traffic-related emissions, according to a new report. It was the only city in Britain, except Leicester, shown to be failing European … 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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Air pollution still at dangerous levels in Europe, report finds

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Microscopic particles, among the most harmful forms of air pollution, are still found at dangerous levels in Europe, although law has cut some toxins from exhaust fumes and chimneys, a European Environmental Agency (EEA) report said on Monday. On average, … Continue reading →

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Nearly 1 in 10 children get asthma ‘because they live near a busy road’

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Nearly one in 10 children with asthma get the life-threatening illness because they live near a busy road, according to a new study. Researchers found young sufferers living near traffic laden streets are also more likely to develop severe asthma … Continue reading →

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Birdlip air pollution: Gloucestershire MEP demands action

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution at a traffic hotspot in Birdlip, Gloucestershire, needs to be investigated, an MEP is demanding. Sir Graham Watson, the Liberal Democrat Euro MP for the South West, is writing to the government and hopes the matter will be … Continue reading →

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Pollution study sparks pleas for road changes to tackle dangerous fumes

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

FURTHER evidence of “shocking” breaches of European air quality standards in Islington have emerged in a new study. Pressure group Better Archway Forum (BAF) carried out the new study by installing tubes which monitor nitrogen dioxide at various locations. It … Continue reading →

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