Category Archives: World News

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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All of That Pollution In Asia Turns Into Smog In the U.S.

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

New research has found that the United States’ reductions in air pollution have been stymied by the exponential increase of pollutants coming from Asia. As long as you don’t like breathing, that’ll be no big deal. The smog in Los … Continue reading →

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Lampang at risk from forest fire haze 

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Residents of Muang district in Lampang have been urged to wear face masks to protect themselves against haze pollution as authorities step up efforts to stop forest fires near Doi Phra Bath. Healthcare workers are advising people on how to … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart residents sue mayor for ‘bodily harm’ caused by air pollution

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

To highlight the dangerous air quality in the German city, which breached EU limits 25 times in January, two neighbours lodged a criminal complaint against city officials. Popular resistance to Stuttgart’s pollution problem is growing On a frosty Friday evening … Continue reading →

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Nepal bans old vehicles in Kathmandu to combat air pollution 

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Around 2,500 old vehicles have been banned in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, in a bid to curb the high levels of air pollution in the city Air pollution levels in Kathmandu have reached nine times the limits set by the World Health Organisation … Continue reading →

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