Category Archives: World News

WHO study tags Baguio air as ‘most polluted’ in PH

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Local government officials led by Mayor Mauricio Domogan here have called for a review in the recent findings of the World Health Organization (WHO) that Baguio City’s air quality is more polluted compared to Manila and Cebu cities. This as … Continue reading →

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Top 20 most polluted cities in the world

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality in most cities that monitor their pollution levels exceed what the World Health Organization deems as safe. Delhi has the highest level of the airborne particulate matter, PM2.5 considered most harmful to health, with 153 micrograms. Not far … Continue reading →

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Walk away from kerb to avoid fumes in London, adviser urges

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Londoners should keep away from the kerb as they walk along  busy roads to avoid traffic-polluted air blamed for thousands of premature deaths, a  Government adviser urged today. Dr Iarla Kilbane-Dawe said air pollution levels can be a third lower … Continue reading →

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India admits Delhi matches Beijing for air pollution threatening public health

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

India’s state air monitoring centre has admitted that pollution in Delhi is comparable to that of Beijing, but disputed a World Health Organisation (WHO) finding that the Indian capital had the dirtiest atmosphere in the world. A study of 1,600 … Continue reading →

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New Delhi has most polluted air in the world: WHO

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

An effort by the World Health Organization (WHO) to measure pollution in cities around the world has found New Delhi, India admits to having the dirtiest air, while Beijing’s measurements, like its skies, are far from clear. The study of … Continue reading →

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WHO names and shames UK cities breaching safe air pollution levels

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

British towns and cities have been named and shamed by the World Health Organisation for breaching safety levels for air pollution. Nine urban areas in the UK have been named by the global health body for breaching safe health levels … Continue reading →

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US Supreme Court air pollution ruling will save lives

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Citizens of the US, breathe easier. The Supreme Court has ruled that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can regulate air pollution that drifts across state lines. The ruling means about 1000 power plants will be forced to reduce their … Continue reading →

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Salamander Street first in Edinburgh to break annual air pollution limits

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality campaigners are demanding action after Salamander Street air pollution breached government ‘safe’ limits. Salamander Street has become the first street in Edinburgh, and only the second in the whole of Scotland, to breach annual air pollution limits – … Continue reading →

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