Category Archives: UK

Urban exercise: beat the smog

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Theres nothing sweeter than the smug feeling that youre getting the better of the rat race. While your fellow commuters struggle in on the bus, you sail by on your bike or jog along overtaking them at every traffic jam … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Asthma, Cycling, Exercise & Air Pollution, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Sports, UK | Tagged 2012 London Olympics, Air Pollution, Air Quality, Asthma, EU - European Union, London, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, PM10, PM2.5, UK, Urban Exercise | 1 Comment

PM10 in Sheperd’s Bush

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Last week the new monitoring site at Shepherds Bush Green become the third London monitoring site this year to measure more than 35 days with mean PM10 above 50 ug m-3, thereby exceeding the UK Air Quality Strategy objective. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London, UK | Tagged Air Quality, air quality strategy, London, National Air Quality Strategy, PM10, Sheperd's Bush, UK, uk air quality | Leave a comment

Lungs of London schoolchildren “damaged by poor air quality”

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Early findings of research into the impact of poor air quality shows that it is reducing the lung capacity of schoolchildren in London, writes Steve Eminton. The lung capacity of schoolchildren in some London boroughs is being reduced through living … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Health Effects of Air Pollution, London, Medical Studies, UK | Tagged Hackney, King's College London, London, poor air quality, Tower Hamlets, UK | Leave a comment

Government urged to tackle London’s “invisible” air pollution crisis

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

A Policy Exchange calls for major information campaign and changes to congestion zone to tackle deadly air pollution Red labels on the most polluting cars and an end to congestion charge concessions for diesel cars are just two of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, London, UK | Leave a comment

Olympic athletes could be impaired by London pollution

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Olympic athletes could be impaired by London pollution, experts warn | Environment | guardian.co.uk. John Vidal from the Guardian reports that Olympic runners, cyclists, swimmers and even sailors arriving in London on Monday could be taken ill or see their … Continue reading →

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Court to force clean up of UK’s air pollution

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Government faces a Supreme Court action this week demanding that it slash air pollution levels by 2015. Lawyers acting for the environmental charity ClientEarth are making a legal challenge to force the coalition to cut levels of lethal nitrogen … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, UK | Tagged Air Quality, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), European Commission, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, UK | Leave a comment

‘Perfect STORM’ of Concerns About Air Pollution Hits London in 2012

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

“There is a ‘perfect storm’ of concerns about London’s air pollution in the run up to the Olympics” says Simon Birkett, Founder and Director, of Clean Air in London (CAL). Annual mean levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxic gas, … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London, UK | Tagged 2012 London Olympics, London, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

Sheffield breaches air pollution targets

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

AIR pollution in parts of Sheffield is getting worse, and some areas may not meet air quality targets for at least eight years without major action, according to a new report. Although local air quality has generally improved, concerns are … Continue reading →