Category Archives: World News

Glasgow’s Hope Street ranked second most polluted street in Scotland 

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A street in the Edinburgh has been named Scotland’s most polluted, according to new figures. The news comes as protesters who live around St John’s Road in Corstorphine move to oppose a new supermarket planed for the suburb. Friends of … Continue reading →

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Mapped: Europe’s Pollution Problem 

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Volkswagen emissions-testing scandal has put renewed focus on traffic pollution in European cities. Check nitrogen dioxide levels across Europe. Air pollution in many European cities has fallen thanks to stricter environmental rules over the past decade. But cities still … Continue reading →

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Haze Chokes Singapore Again as El Nino Helps Rainforest Burn

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The choking haze blowing across Southeast Asia from burning rainforests in Indonesia is worsening again and may last several more weeks as an unusually strong El Nino keeps away seasonal rain that would quench the fires. Singapore’s air quality deteriorated Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Can Aggravate Rheumatoid Arthritis But Exercise, Lifestyle Changes Can Relieve Symptoms 

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Researchers from All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) looked into 500 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who lived in New Delhi, India, in the past 10 years. They found that the symptoms worsened in the months of November and December. … Continue reading →

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Helping Kalimantan at the heart of the haze

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Every year, a haze spreads across South East Asia – at the heart is Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan, where raging forest fires cause the hazardous air pollution. Several provinces of Kalimantan often experience the direct wrath of the fires, with hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Diesels illegally pumping out pollutants after garages remove filters designed to cut emissions 

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution from diesel particulates has been linked to 29,000 deaths a year Tens of thousands of diesel cars are illegally pumping out dangerous pollutants because unscrupulous garages have removed exhaust filters designed to cut emissions of deadly particulates. Air pollution from … Continue reading →

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Haze brings bootcamps, dragon boats to standstill in Singapore

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollution from the burning of Indonesia’s rain forests appears to be claiming another casualty: physical fitness in Singapore. Poor air quality is keeping people indoors, denting demand for outdoor exercise in the usually balmy city-state. “We’re an outdoor fitness company, … Continue reading →

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Four more carmakers join diesel emissions row 

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi have joined the growing list of manufacturers whose diesel cars are known to emit significantly more pollution on the road than in regulatory tests, according to data obtained by the Guardian. In more realistic on-road … Continue reading →

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