Category Archives: World News

Oxford city centre zero emissions zone study launched 

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

A study looking into banning all petrol and diesel vehicles from the centre of Oxford has been launched. The city and county councils have jointly commissioned the £30,000 study in a bid to reduce air pollution. If agreed, the zone … Continue reading →

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Air pollution killing 14,300 Kenyans annually: report 

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

The World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Monday revealed that a quarter of all global deaths of children under five are caused by dirty and polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack of adequate … Continue reading →

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Use buggy covers to combat air pollution danger, parents warned

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Parents should protect their infants by using covers on pushchairs during the school run, particularly in the morning, according to experts Parents should use covers on their pushchairs during the school run to protect their infants from air pollution, experts … Continue reading →

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The Smoky City: Air Pollution in Reykjavík Soars

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Early risers may have noticed that Reykjavík looks a little more sulphuric than normal recently. Yesterday morning, as city-dwellers rushed to work, smog blanketed the capital in a yellowish film. Reykjavík—whose name means “Bay of Smokes” in Icelandic, reportedly because … Continue reading →

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Barcelona to ban old cars from roads to tackle air pollution 

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Motorists will be prohibited from driving vehicles older than 20 years on weekdays from 2019 in effort to cut emissions Barcelona will ban cars that are older than 20 years from the roads during the week to cut traffic emissions … Continue reading →

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‘No way’ of monitoring Southampton docks air pollution 

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Southampton, the biggest cruise port in Britain, has no way of monitoring air pollution generated by emissions from the largest ships in the world. A BBC investigation reveals Southampton docks does not monitor its air pollution rates, despite the city … Continue reading →

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Asian smog pollutes the United States, study finds 

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Despite a decrease in US air pollution production, smog levels are still on the rise in the western part of the country, and now new research has found that an influx of impurities originating from Asia has been making its … Continue reading →

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How bad is air pollution? 

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution is in the news, and the government must devise a new plan to clean the air after losing two court cases. But how bad is Britain’s air? Who is most to blame? And what should be done? How … Continue reading →

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