Category Archives: Europe

Europe’s air quality can still be deadly despite progress, EEA says

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Many European citizens are exposed to harmful and sometimes illegal levels of pollution despite progress to improve air quality in recent years, the European Environment Agency said in a report on Monday. Air pollution poses the biggest environmental health risk … Continue reading →

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Italy ‘manifestly failed’ on air pollution, EU top court rules

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Italy has been “systematically and persistently” exceeding daily and annual limits of particulate matter pollution permitted by EU rules, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday (10 November). From 2008 to 2017, “the daily and annual limit values … Continue reading →

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Bucharest, Sofia, Zagreb among 24 cities with EU’s highest air pollution costs

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Bucharest, Sofia, and Zagreb are on the list of the 24 cities with the highest total damage from air pollution, according to a study conducted by SE Delft on health-related social costs in 432 cities in the European Union, United … Continue reading →

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California wildfire smoke drifts to East Coast, Europe

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Smoke from the wildfires ravaging California has drifted across the U.S., reaching parts of the East Coast and Europe, officials said. “Satellite images this morning show smoke aloft moving over much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic,” the National Weather Service’s … Continue reading →

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Excessive air pollution registered in 14 Serbian cities in 2019

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Last year the air was excessively polluted in 14 cities in Serbia, compared to just ten cities in 2018. Air pollution was recorded in Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad, Bor, Pančevo, Smederevo, Kosjerić, Užice, Valjevo, Kraljevo, Zaječar, Požarevac, Subotica, and Beočin. … Continue reading →

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Cutting air pollution in Europe’s cities would improve health of poor, says watchdog

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

European Environment Agency calls for strong action to protect most vulnerable in society Cutting air pollution and improving green spaces in cities would immediately improve the health of the poorest people in society, a report from Europe’s environmental watchdog has … Continue reading →

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England’s pollution levels soared during August heatwave

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

King George II is said to have described the British summer as, “three fine days and a thunderstorm”. Today, in our climate changed times, a few hot days, a smog alert and flash flooding would be more accurate. In August’s … Continue reading →

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Air pollution ‘linked’ to higher risk of children developing asthma

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Fine air pollutants may contribute to the development of asthma and wheezing in children, according to a study by researchers in Denmark. They found children exposed to higher levels of fine particles in the air – known as PM2.5 – … Continue reading →

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