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The great diesel scandal: how cheap fuel is choking our cities

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Stand at a busy road junction on a bright day and chances are you will see it: a Wacky Races cloud of black smoke left hanging in the air after a car pulls away. These clouds are actually particles of … Continue reading →

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Air pollution to be monitored in Newcastle across the city

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

NEWCASTLE now has access to an air quality monitoring network that will provide rolling information about pollution levels across the city. The network, based on the successful Upper Hunter Air Quality Monitoring network, was launched in Carrington this morning. In … Continue reading →

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Pilot program starts to slow ships to benefit whales, air quality

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Ships moving through the Santa Barbara Channel will slow down over the next few months as part of a trial program to help reduce air pollution and protect whales. Shipping companies can receive a small financial incentive for reducing shipping … Continue reading →

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Singapore Law to Tackle Haze

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Singaporean legislators on Tuesday passed a law that allows regulators to prosecute local and foreign companies involved in illegal forest burning that causes severe air pollution in the city state. The legislation, proposed after Singapore endured an air-quality crisis last … Continue reading →

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‘City air heavily polluted with lead, cadmium and CO’

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air of the city is polluted with high levels of lead and cadmium that pose a grave risk to public health, says a recent study that also points out that the average concentration of these trace metals found in … Continue reading →

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Islington to fine idling drivers to boost air quality

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Drivers caught running their engines unnecessarily while stationary will from today (August 1) be issued with on-the-spot fines by council officers Islington council will from today (August 1) begin issuing on-the-spot fines to idling motorists in the London borough in … Continue reading →

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Diesel car drivers ‘betrayed’ as EU cracks down on Britain over air pollution

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

More than 10 million motorists who were “betrayed and misled” into buying diesel cars have been warned that they face higher costs as the European Union puts pressure on Britain to cut air pollution levels. It comes as Boris Johnson, the … Continue reading →

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Sheffield area ‘above pollution limits’ for months

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality in Nether Edge has met EU standards only once in six months of monitoring, it has been revealed. Levels of pollution in the Sheaf Valley, which includes Nether Edge, Sharrow and Abbeydale Road, have been above maximum European … Continue reading →

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