Category Archives: World News

Air Pollution in Subway Systems May Be Much Worse Than We Realized

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

As anyone who has ridden the subway knows, the air down there is unpleasant. New research done in Canada shows that air pollution levels in Toronto’s subway system are ten times greater than those above ground. It’s a troubling realization … Continue reading →

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Oslo, London lead push for greener transport – study

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Oslo, London and Amsterdam are leading a shift by major cities to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from transport, helped by new technologies that will curb climate change and reduce air pollution, a study showed on Tuesday. European cities filled eight … Continue reading →

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How to stop the construction industry choking our cities

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Building firms need to start treating diesel emissions in the same way as asbestos, says air pollution expert Poor air quality, with diesel the biggest culprit, is now thought to be the cause of 40,000 deaths in the UK each … Continue reading →

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Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollution 

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exclusive: 59% of the population live in towns and cities where diesel pollution risks damaging health, new data from the Labour party shows Nearly 40 million people in the UK are living in areas where illegal levels of air pollution … Continue reading →

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NYC air pollution at all-time low, data reveals 

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

New Yorkers can breathe a little easier — air pollution in the city is at the lowest level ever recorded, new data from the city Health Department shows. The amount of particulate matter in the air — considered the most … Continue reading →

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125 million Americans breathe unhealthy levels of air pollution where they live, 2017 ‘State of the Air’ report says

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report found that 125 million Americans live in counties with unhealthful levels of either ozone or particle pollution. While that number has decreased from the previous report, and the report card … Continue reading →

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Belfast air pollution levels ‘among the worst in UK’

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution levels in Belfast have been branded among the worst in the UK, with one monitoring station breaching EU legal limits for three years in a row. The station at Stockman’s Lane recorded an annual average nitrogen dioxide reading … Continue reading →

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Theresa May admits full extent of Britain’s toxic air crisis

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution is the fourth biggest public health risk in the country, alongside cancer, obesity and heart disease, the Prime Minister has admitted. Replying to a letter signed by 220 doctors, warning that “time is running out” to deal with the … Continue reading →

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