Category Archives: UK

60mph speed limit proposed for stretch of M3 motorway

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Highways Agency is already consulting, on a reduced speed limit on a 32-mile section of the M1. It has now launched a consultation on a similar move on a 2.8-mile section of the M3 between junctions 3 and 4. … Continue reading →

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Royal Borough forced to declare air pollution zone on junction of road heading to Legoland

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

LEGOLAND traffic has been singled out for causing an area of Windsor to experience air pollution levels usually reserved for places near motorways and congested town centres. An Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) has been declared by the council around … Continue reading →

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Should I be worried about air pollution?

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

I wasn’t about for the great smog of 1952, but naturally I’ve heard a lot about this fabled pea-souper. There’s a suggestion we’ve moved on from air pollution, that we’ve somehow solved it. Not so. We might not have smog, … Continue reading →

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When rain stops falling, particle concentrations rise

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Brief respite from January’s recording breaking wet weather caused air pollution problems over eastern England. Cold still nights on the 20th and 21st meant that air pollution built up in towns and cities. In Leeds airborne particle concentrations reached 8 … Continue reading →

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Groups join forces to tackle high levels of air pollution in Battersea

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Amenity groups have joined forces to tackle the high levels of air pollution in Battersea. The Battersea Society and the London Sustainability Exchange conducted a study to measure air quality in Clapham Junction, Nine Elms Lane and Battersea Park Road. … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s ‘most polluted streets’ identified

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Friends of the Earth Scotland has published league tables which they claimed identify Scotland’s most polluted streets last year. Hope Street in central Glasgow is named as the area with the most serious nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution problem in the … Continue reading →

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Friends of the Earth hits out at Birmingham’s levels of air pollution

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Up to 530 people could be dying every year from air pollution-related conditions in Birmingham, according to environmental campaigners. Friends of the Earth have hit out after monitoring stations in the city were shown to be recording levels of pollution … Continue reading →

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Lewisham air quality call after pollution-related deaths

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

THERE are urgent calls to tackle air quality in Lewisham after it frequently ranked as one of the worst three London boroughs for air pollution-related deaths, according to new stats. The main causes of death – all linked with air … Continue reading →

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