Category Archives: World News

Air pollution: The big smoke

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

VISITING Oxford Street, a road teeming with tatty shops and overcrowded with people, is plainly a trial. Less plainly, levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a noxious gas, have been found to be around three times higher there than the legal … Continue reading →

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Delhi’s polluted air may force Obama to stay indoors

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Amid reports that the US may curb President Barack Obama’s early morning schedule during his visit to Delhi later this month, air pollution monitoring agencies said the levels of ‘PM2.5’ or fine, respirable particles that get lodged in the lungs … Continue reading →

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Air pollution at record levels in North Pole Monday

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A North Pole monitoring station recorded a record bad air day Monday, based on the Fairbanks North Star Borough’s preliminary data. As an inversion continued to trap cold and polluted air in the Tanana Valley Monday, the air quality was … Continue reading →

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11th Spare the Air day declared for Tuesday

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A Winter Spare the Air alert announced for Tuesday is the Bay Area’s 11th of the season. During such alerts, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District bans the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs and other solid fuels for … Continue reading →

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What you need to know about Utah’s air quality

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

We all know that an inversion traps haze and bad air, but what causes it? What exactly are we breathing in? Bryce Bird, The Air Quality Director of the Department of Environmental Quality explains more about Utah’s air. DEQ’s mission … Continue reading →

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Inversion causes poor air quality in Treasure Valley

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The inversion is causing some air quality issues in the Treasure Valley and it’s not expected to move out for a few days. Air quality experts are recommending that certain groups limit their time outdoors.”No wind, no moisture, just kind … Continue reading →

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Oxford Street already breaches 2015 air pollution limit

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hourly mean for levels of NO2 on busy shopping street have been breached on 19 occasions in 2015 so far Busy shopping destination Oxford Street in London has after only five days exceeded national allowances for levels of nitrogen dioxide … Continue reading →

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Air pollution to be severe in central, southern Taiwan: EPA

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Central and southern parts of Taiwan are expected to suffer poor air quality through Tuesday due to a high concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said Saturday. In particular, low-lying areas across Yunlin and Chiayi … Continue reading →

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