Category Archives: World News

REVIEW: Respro® Track Test

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Watch a track test in hot and humid Singapore by Tropical Runner – testing the Respro® Cinqro™ Mask and the new Ultralight™ Mask.

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The dirty truth: Four out of every 10 Americans live with unhealthy levels of air pollution

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The American Lung Association’s yearly State of the Air report ranked the cleanest and dirtiest metropolitan areas California’s cities were among the dirtiest in the country Fresno, Bakersfield and Visalia, California ranked as the worst for air pollution Prescott, Arizona, … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, USA & Canada | Tagged Air Pollution, Alaska, American Lung Association (ALA), Bakersfield, California, Dallas-Fort Worth, Fairbanks, Fresno-Madera, Houston, Los Angeles, Los Angeles-Long Beach, Ozone O3, particle pollution, USA, Visalia | Leave a comment

Supreme court orders UK to draw up air pollution cleanup plan

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

UK’s failure to meet EU limits on nitrogen dioxide must be tackled, court rules in case brought by NGO ClientEarth over government’s failure to act The supreme court has ordered the government to make plans for tackling the UK’s air … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), diesel exhaust fumes, EU, London, London Mayor, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Oxford Street, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

Air pollution causes low birth weight, Beijing study shows

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The reduction in air pollution achieved during the 2008 Beijing Olympics resulted in an increase in birth weight, new research has shown Air pollution causes babies to be born smaller, according to a study of babies born just after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Health Effects of Air Pollution | Tagged 2008 Beijing Olympics, Air Pollution, Beijing, China, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Research | Leave a comment

Londoners demand David Cameron and Ed Miliband tackle London’s ‘toxic’ air pollution

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Londoners today demanded David Cameron and Ed Miliband do more to tackle “toxic” air pollution blighting the city. Ahead of a Supreme Court judgement on Britain’s failure to meet a key EU air quality standard, nearly seven out of ten … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, London, London Mayor, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) | Leave a comment

Air pollution costs European economies US$ 1.6 trillion a year in diseases and deaths, new WHO study says

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A staggering US$ 1.6 trillion is the economic cost of the approximate 600 000 premature deaths and of the diseases caused by air pollution in the WHO European Region in 2010, according to the first-ever study of these costs conducted … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Europe, World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

German cities show excessive air pollution levels

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

In many cities, air pollution from fine dust particles and nitrogen dioxide exceeds the maximum threshold levels, according to a new report from the Environment Ministry. EurActiv Germany reports. Residents of Stuttgart are currently exposed to the highest pollution levels … Continue reading →