Category Archives: World News

Environmental campaigners say government plans to tackle air quality “should be binned”

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have slammed Government plans to improve air quality saying pollution in Brighton and Hove is up to twice the legal limit. Brighton and Hove Friends of the Earth has said the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’s … Continue reading →

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Emissions scandal: how the drive for diesel ran out of gas 

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

From backroom deals between European leaders to the burying of the bad news of 23,000 premature UK deaths on the day Jeremy Corbyn was elected Labour leader, the scandal that has engulfed the diesel car is a startling tale. It … Continue reading →

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London’s toxic air: How is your London borough affected? 

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Twice as many people in London are being killed by air pollution than previously thought. Research found 9,400 people a year die because of toxic fumes and particles in the air.Here’s how the figure breaks down between each London borough. … Continue reading →

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Iran: catastrophic air pollution conditions in Tehran

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

198 tons of contaminating compounds and particles have entered Tehran’s air in one day alone. State-run media wrote on September 23rd in which traffic into the Iranian capital increased by 20%, a total of 134 tons of carbon monoxide, 8 … Continue reading →

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18 areas in UK exceed safe nitrogen dioxide levels, reports GMB 

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The GMB is calling for action on nitrogen dioxide levels as a new study finds that roadside workers including street cleaners and parking enforcement staff are being exposed to unsafe levels of the pollutant The study measured 2015 NO2 levels … Continue reading →

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Hazardous air quality detected in Kalimantan and Riau 

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Air Pollution Standard Index (ISPU) reached a hazardous level on Saturday in several cities, including in Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan, Pontianak in West Kalimantan and in Riau’s cities of Pekanbaru, Kampar, Bengkalis and Siak. Palangkaraya’s air quality suffered the … Continue reading →

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Icelandic volcano’s toxic gas is triple that of Europe’s industry

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A huge volcanic eruption in Iceland emitted on average three times as much of a toxic gas as all European industry combined, a study has revealed. Discharge of lava from the eruption at Bárðarbunga volcano released a huge mass — … Continue reading →

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Haze set to last till November as El Nino stretches dry spell

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The haze, a result of forest fires in parts of Indonesia, is set to remain until November, due in part to the dry spell caused by the El Nino effect said to be among the strongest since records were kept … Continue reading →

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