Category Archives: World News

Glasgow pollution levels unrecorded as equipment lies broken

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Campaigners say residents are at risk as levels of pollution in Glasgow go unrecorded when monitoring equipment breaks down. Environmental groups have warned that lives are being put at risk and are calling for urgent action to make sure pollution … Continue reading →

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An Interactive Air-Pollution Map

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In March, the World Health Organization estimated that air pollution was responsible for 7 million premature deaths in 2012. That’s one out of every eight total deaths in the world. Air quality has gotten worse over the last decade, and … Continue reading →

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Maryland Under Code Orange Air Quality Alert

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

As temperatures remain high in the region, the quality of air may become dangerous for the vulnerable population. The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Tuesday and Wednesday in the Baltimore metro … Continue reading →

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Group seeks action on air pollution

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Harmful levels of cancer-causing arsenic have been detected in the air around Victory from the types of wood being burned in domestic woodburners, Nelson environment and transport strategy group Nelsust says. The group wants further action on air quality in … Continue reading →

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Wildfire outside Clark Co. prompts air quality advisory

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

A wildfire at the Mexico-California border was one of the factors in an air quality advisory issued in Clark County on Wednesday. The county’s Department of Air Quality said the fire near Mexicali, a mulch pit fire northeast of the … Continue reading →

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Air quality in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai is ‘poor to severe’, says TERI report

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

People living in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai have been breathing polluted air, which falls under the “poor to severe” category for a considerable number of observations throughout 2013-14, found a report on the air quality status of Maharashtra, published by … Continue reading →

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Air pollution needs more monitoring, says GMB union

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Councils must work to improve the monitoring of urban air quality after research suggested some UK workers were being exposed to “dangerous” pollution levels, the GMB union has said. Street cleaners and parking staff were among those most at risk, … Continue reading →

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World Environment Day 2014: Top Five Most Polluted Countries

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

To celebrate the World Environment Day on 5 June, a day designated by the UN to raise awareness of environmental issues, IBTimes UK looks at some of the countries with the highest rates of pollution. According to World Health Organisation WHO … Continue reading →

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