Category Archives: World News

Air quality concern in Truro

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality is Truro has declined to such an extent that Cornwall Council is considering special measures to improve it. The initiative would require officials to monitor levels of air pollution and draw up an action plan. Air Quality Management … Continue reading →

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Poland air pollution most severe in EU

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Poland has the highest air pollution levels among all European Union (EU) countries. According to Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, the European Commission (EC) has sent a reminder to the Polish government that the country might face a fine of up … Continue reading →

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Iran MPs wear medical face masks to protest air pollution

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Iranian lawmakers wore medical face masks in parliament on Sunday in a show of solidarity with residents of their areas battling pollution from strong sandstorms. Sixteen MPs from the western provinces of Khuzestan, Ilam and Kermanshah donned the masks to … Continue reading →

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Guildford drivers exposed to high levels of air pollution in town centre jams

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A study by the University of Surrey found pollution levels were 29 times higher when vehicles were stuck at red lights compared to free flowing conditions Drivers in Guildford are exposed to dangerously high levels of air pollution when stopped … Continue reading →

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German highway traffic exceeds EU air pollution threshold

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Emissions from car exhausts exceeded EU thresholds for nitrogen oxide at half of Germany’s monitoring stations. While 2014 is among the lowest years for particulates levels, the Federal Environment Agency sees no reason for relief. EurActiv Germany reports. Nitrogen oxide, primarily … Continue reading →

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Conservation poll shows Utahns worry about air pollution, water supplies

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Utah residents are overwhelmingly more concerned about air pollution and smog than their neighbors in five Western states and, behind Arizona and New Mexico, worry the most about inadequate water supplies. These results and others are findings from the Conservation … Continue reading →

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A good riddance to lead – but what are we breathing now?

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Even the Romans knew that lead was toxic but the easy performance gains from adding lead to petrol were too tempting for the oil and car industry. There were many early warnings of toxic effects. The first factory making lead … Continue reading →

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‘Very high’ Hong Kong air pollution levels set to continue until the weekend

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Bad air in Hong Kong is likely to persist until the weekend as weak winds fail to disperse pollutants. “Very high” concentrations of air pollution engulfed Causeway Bay and Central this afternoon, while “high” levels were recorded in several other … Continue reading →

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