Category Archives: World News

Mexico City orders all cars off the road one day a week to tackle air pollution 

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

In addition vehicles must stay off the road one Saturday a month as the Mexican capital grapples with its worst air-quality crisis in over a decade Authorities in Mexico City have temporarily ordered all cars to remain idle one day … Continue reading →

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U.S. preterm births tied to air pollution cost $4 billion a year

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

U.S. premature births linked to air pollution cost more than $4 billion a year in medical care and lost economic opportunity, a new analysis estimates. Almost 16,000 babies arrive early each year due at least in part to air pollution, … Continue reading →

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The area where London is a world-leader: its polluted air

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Across Europe, Britain’s capital leads the way for the wrong reason. London has been voted the most desirable place to work in the world, it’s the second most visited city on the planet and was recently crowned the most innovative … Continue reading →

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Alarm sounded on Yangon air pollution 

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

A massive influx in imported vehicles in recent years has contributed to deteriorating air quality in Yangon but information about pollution levels is yet to be released. Air pollution is becoming more noticeable in Yangon and its effects can be … Continue reading →

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Revealed: Millions of Londoners breathed in deadly smog this month 

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Millions of Londoners breathed air contaminated with record-breaking levels of a harmful pollutant for which there is no known safe exposure this month, the Standard has learned. Every air quality monitoring site in the capital hit “high” or “very high” … Continue reading →

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Air pollution experts call for scrappage scheme for diesel cars and boilers 

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Report outlines moves that would cut pollution from road transport and gas combustion in London and increase life expectancy Scrappage schemes for diesel cars and boilers, and allowing only the cleanest buses to drive on key polluted roads are among … Continue reading →

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Dust sets off Timaru’s first high air pollution night for 2016 

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Dust – not smoke – appears to have triggered Timaru’s first high air pollution night in 2016. The city recorded its first high air pollution night on March 10, with a PM10 concentration of 55 recorded at Anzac Square. Environment … Continue reading →

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London parents see toxic air as ‘the biggest health threat to their children’ 

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mothers revealed their fear over toxic air in London today with seven out of 10 admitting they worry about its impact on their children. A YouGov poll found that parents in the capital now see air pollution as the biggest … Continue reading →

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