Category Archives: World News

Infographic: How agricultural emissions affect our health

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The agricultural sector is the main source of ammonia (NH3) and methane (CH4) in the EU. Yet emissions reductions over the past thirty years for either of these pollutants have not been as impressive as reductions of pollutants from other … Continue reading →

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New air pollution tracking tool unveiled

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A team of scientists drew a crowd Monday morning at the University of Utah, unveiling new tools that monitor air pollution. “Today is the launch of the Hestia product. Hestia is an unprecedented look at the emission of carbon dioxide … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Running in Haze

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

When I moved to Singapore in 2010, I knew little about haze and air pollution in general; I’d moved from London where the air wasn’t all that great either. In September 2010, we started to hear many residents of Singapore talking about … Continue reading →

Posted in Respro® Mask Reviews, Running, Singapore | Tagged HAZE, Respro® Mask Reviews, SGhaze, Singapore | 3 Comments

Haifa residents step up protest against air pollution

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Over one thousand activists and Haifa area residents reignited protests Sunday over Health Ministry findings that linked heightened cancer rates in the city with high levels of air pollution. Carrying signs reading “we’re suffocating,” and wearing anti-pollution masks, protesters gathered in … Continue reading →

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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 →