Category Archives: London

Walk away from kerb to avoid fumes in London, adviser urges

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Londoners should keep away from the kerb as they walk along  busy roads to avoid traffic-polluted air blamed for thousands of premature deaths, a  Government adviser urged today. Dr Iarla Kilbane-Dawe said air pollution levels can be a third lower … Continue reading →

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WHO names and shames UK cities breaching safe air pollution levels

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

British towns and cities have been named and shamed by the World Health Organisation for breaching safety levels for air pollution. Nine urban areas in the UK have been named by the global health body for breaching safe health levels … Continue reading →

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London smog: Boris Johnson shuns air pollution inquiry

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Boris Johnson has been accused of taking a reckless approach to Londoners’ health after refusing to appear before a parliamentary investigation into air pollution. The environmental audit committee (EAC) today launched a new inquiry into air pollution following recent dangerous … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in Silvertown exceeds EU limits, campaigners warn

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in parts of Silvertown is more than one-and-a-half times the European legal limit, according to a new study. Campaigners from the No to Silvertown Tunnel group, who carried out the research, warn levels will get worse should the … Continue reading →

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Diesel engine pollution linked to early deaths and costs NHS billions

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Diesel engines in buses, vans, cars and trains may be responsible for thousands of premature deaths a year and cost the NHS billions of pounds, say air pollution health experts. With government figures for 2008 showing 29,000 people dying prematurely … Continue reading →

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‘Le Smog’ from Paris threatens London air quality as emissions forecast to drift north

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Paris was today urged to clean up its dirty air — to stop Londoners having to breathe it in. Environmental experts from King’s College London predicted emissions from the French capital were due to drift northwards and across the Channel … Continue reading →

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MPs to investigate London’s ‘invisible killer’ – the air we all breathe

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

MPs are to launch a new inquiry into air quality in London amid warnings that thousands of people are dying prematurely due to “invisible killer” pollution, The Standard reveals today. Just days after smog and sand whipped up from the … Continue reading →

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Danger in the air

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Early April’s mixture of air pollution and Saharan dust attracted considerable media attention but air pollution in mid-March was far worse. This prompted emergency measures in Paris and south Belgium including free public transport and car bans. No such actions … Continue reading →

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