Category Archives: Europe

The area where London is a world-leader: its polluted air

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Across Europe, Britain’s capital leads the way for the wrong reason. London has been voted the most desirable place to work in the world, it’s the second most visited city on the planet and was recently crowned the most innovative … Continue reading →

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Revealed: Millions of Londoners breathed in deadly smog this month 

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Millions of Londoners breathed air contaminated with record-breaking levels of a harmful pollutant for which there is no known safe exposure this month, the Standard has learned. Every air quality monitoring site in the capital hit “high” or “very high” … Continue reading →

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Air pollution experts call for scrappage scheme for diesel cars and boilers 

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Report outlines moves that would cut pollution from road transport and gas combustion in London and increase life expectancy Scrappage schemes for diesel cars and boilers, and allowing only the cleanest buses to drive on key polluted roads are among … Continue reading →

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London parents see toxic air as ‘the biggest health threat to their children’ 

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mothers revealed their fear over toxic air in London today with seven out of 10 admitting they worry about its impact on their children. A YouGov poll found that parents in the capital now see air pollution as the biggest … Continue reading →

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Pigeon patrol takes flight to tackle London’s air pollution crisis 

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

They’ve been driven from Trafalgar square for being a nuisance, derided as rats with wings and maligned as a risk to public health. But now pigeons could play a small part in helping Londoners overcome one of the capital’s biggest … Continue reading →

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Turn off your engines while queuing at Tower Bridge, drivers are told 

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Drivers are to be urged to switch off their engines when queuing at Tower Bridge to reduce toxic fumes being belched out at one of London’s most prominent tourist attractions. Signs will flash when the bridge is raised urging motorists … Continue reading →

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Pollution along Dorset’s roads breaching EU and UK health standards 

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollution along Dorset’s roads breach EU and UK air quality safety standards, figures show. Latest figures from Defra show that most of Bournemouth and Poole’s commuter roads breached the acceptable standard for NOx gases in 2014. Exposure to NOx gases is thought by the … Continue reading →

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This City Wants to Pay People to Bike to Work

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

It wouldn’t be the first one. One of the E.U.’s most polluted cities is working to change its commuters’ habits. Milan is considering implementing a program that would compensate people who bike to work, Fast Company reports. It’s consistently ranked … Continue reading →

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