Category Archives: World News

Air pollution can cause serious health consequences to more than 600 million people in South Asia

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

With another smoggy winter hanging over the vast and thickly populated Indo-Gangetic plains, there are fears of serious health consequences to more than 600 million people living in northern India and Nepal as well as in eastern Pakistan and Bangladesh. … Continue reading →

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The tightened recommendations for air quality by WHO pose new challenges even to Finland

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution concentrations in Finland exceed most of the values of WHO’s new air quality guidelines. The situation is the worst with nitrogen dioxide from exhaust emissions of transport. The World Health Organisation WHO has updated its air quality guidelines. … Continue reading →

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EU urban population exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

The majority of Europe’s population living in urban areas is exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, said the European Environment Agency on Tuesday. Over 90 percent of urban population is exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter, nitrogen … Continue reading →

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Air pollution body to crack down on black carbon

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

The convention on air pollution is due to issue voluntary measures this week to curb black carbon emissions. The convention on air pollution will be meeting from 6 to 8 December in Geneva, where it will adopt guidelines on how … Continue reading →

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Health consequences of air pollution on populations

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

What are the health consequences of air pollution on populations? Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause a variety of adverse health outcomes. It increases the risk of respiratory infections, heart disease and lung cancer.  Both short and … Continue reading →

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Lahore is again world’s most polluted city today

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

The capital of Punjab Lahore has been declared the most polluted city globally again.  Lahore had an air quality ranking of 398, well over the hazardous level of 300, according to IQAir, the technology company that operates the AirVisual monitoring … Continue reading →

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Pakistan orders three-day weekends in Lahore amid ‘deadly’ air pollution

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Private offices and schools will close on Mondays in Lahore in a bid to tackle toxic levels of smog in the city. Private offices and schools will stay closed on Mondays in Pakistan’s second-largest city in a bid to tackle … Continue reading →

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11 out of Africa’s 15 most polluted cities are all in South Africa – report

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Eleven out of the 15 most polluted African cities – excluding those in Nigeria – are in SA, according to a report by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology and consultancy company. Pretoria, Vereeniging, Springs and Sasolburg  are some of the … Continue reading →

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