Category Archives: World News

California air quality rules to tighten after cancer risk estimate triples

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Factories and oil refineries in southern California face a new crackdown on their emissions of air toxins, after experts in the state reported that breathing in pollution carries almost three times the risk of causing cancer than was previously thought, … Continue reading →

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New air quality rating raises concerns

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

When the air quality in Santa Cruz County was given an “F” by the American Lung Association earlier in the year, people took notice. After all, residents were use to an “A” based on the Santa Cruz Mountains’ barrier to … Continue reading →

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World Environment Day: Air pollution jumps to number 5 spot among top killers, says report

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Needless delays in executing projects have led to the worsening of air quality across several cities in the country and a new draft audit inspection report shows that the purpose of setting up continuous real time air quality monitoring stations … Continue reading →

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Slovak air quality among worst in Europe

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

SLOVAKIA belongs among the countries with the biggest air pollution in Europe, data from the European Union’s statistics office, Eurostat, shows. The World Health Organization estimates that polluted air kills over 6,300 people here annually. The situation is worse only in … Continue reading →

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London’s toxic air ‘has already caused over 1,300 premature deaths this year’

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

More than 1,300 Londoners have already died prematurely due to toxic air so far this year, campaigners warned today. The shocking death toll includes over 60 estimated fatalities linked to “killer” pollution in Barnet, Croydon and Bromley, and more than … Continue reading →

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Particulate Air Pollution Linked To Increase In Mortality Rate, Even At Low Concentrations

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Despite a decrease in particulate air pollution across the country, a new study suggests that short-term exposure to any amount of this pollution leads to a shorter life expectancy. Publishing their findings in this month’s issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, … Continue reading →

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Diesel legislation wars set to drag on

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The European Union’s newly agreed diesel emissions test plan is a groundbreaking one, as for the first time it seeks to take regulatory testing of vehicles out of the laboratory and on to real roads. It’s a move that looks … Continue reading →

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Calls grow for full fossil fuel reckoning

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

From the International Monetary Fund to doctors, voices calling out the fossil fuel industry over its health costs are becoming louder – and more numerous. But a lot depends on the definition of “cost.” Six major European energy companies have … Continue reading →

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