Category Archives: London

London air pollution as bad as ‘smoking 154 cigarettes every year’

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd
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Air pollution particles ‘linked to higher blood pressure in London teenagers’

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd

Long-term exposure to tiny air pollution particles known as PM2.5 is linked with higher blood pressure in teenagers living in London – with stronger associations seen in girls, according to research. Scientists from Kings College London, who analysed data from … Continue reading →

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London Underground polluted with metallic particles small enough to enter human bloodstream

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd
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Seventy years on from the Great Smog, Mayor warns that air pollution is still a matter of life and death in London

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd
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Polluted air on Tube platforms could harm commuters’ health, study warns

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Polluted air on Tube platforms could harm commuters’ health without action to improve ventilation, a study has warned. Researchers found that air on the Piccadilly Line platform at South Kensington was at its worst during evening rush hour and contained … Continue reading →

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Simple measures can go a long way to combating air pollution in schools

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Most UK primary schools experience levels of pollution which exceed the safe levels set out by the World Health Organization, yet simple measures can cut outdoor and indoor exposure of toxins by almost half, according to a new study from … Continue reading →

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Strict COVID-19 lockdown policies helped reduce air pollution levels and death rates in Europe

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Strict COVID-19 lockdown policies such as workplace closures in European cities reduced levels of air pollution and the number of associated deaths, according to new estimates published in Nature’s Scientific Reports. The research, which was funded by the European Centre … Continue reading →

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Baby born in area with ‘dangerously polluted air’ every two minutes in UK, study finds

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Every two minutes in the UK a baby is born in an area with “dangerously polluted air”, a study has found. More than 250,000 babies are being born in toxic air hotspots every day, according to analysis by the Asthma … Continue reading →

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