Category Archives: World News

Drop in air pollution tied to better breathing among kids 

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality improvements in southern California are tied to improvements in the respiratory health of children in that area, according to a new study. While the researchers can’t say for sure that cleaner air caused kids’ breathing to improve, they … Continue reading →

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‘Air pollution more concerning than gang violence in central London’ 

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution is now the top issue of concern among residents in London’s historic centre, town hall chiefs revealed today. A fifth of people named it in a survey in Westminster as a very or fairly big problem — more … Continue reading →

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Moss is useful bioindicator of cadmium air pollution, new study finds 

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Moss growing on urban trees is a useful bio-indicator of cadmium air pollution in Portland, Oregon, a U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station-led study has found. The work–the first to use moss to generate a rigorous and detailed map … Continue reading →

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The rites and wrongs of spring 

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Last month, scientists from 12 European countries gathered in a Paris suburb to watch a spring phenomenon. They were not disappointed. Once again, western Europe was enveloped in particle pollution. The Parisian pollution warning service was activated on 11 March. … Continue reading →

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Odd-Even Experiment Did Little In Reducing Air Pollution In Delhi: IIT Study

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The odd-even experiment in the national capital yielded little in terms of reducing air pollution or congestion on the city roads, initial findings of an IIT-Delhi study has found. In fact, the preliminary report says that average speed of vehicles … Continue reading →

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Sahara dust only ‘partly responsible’ for UK’s worst pollution event in 10 years 

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thin film of red dust enveloping parts of country for two weeks in 2014 came mostly from farms in mainland Europe and local emissions, study says Britain’s most serious air pollution event in the past 10 years was only partly … Continue reading →

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Mexico City Doubles Driving Ban as Pollution Persists

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mexico City authorities have doubled down on the capital’s emergency driving ban, ordering two out of every five private vehicles to stay off the road Wednesday as heavy smog continued to blanket the megalopolis. Mexico City has struggled since mid-March to contain … Continue reading →

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Hanoi under a polluted cloud 

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Many Hanoians seem unaware of the high air pollution in their city despite the warnings of environmentalists and statistics from the US Embassy’s air quality monitoring station in Lang Ha Street that show the air quality index remaining at unhealthy … Continue reading →

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