Category Archives: World News

Madrid’s smart parking meters to charge more for most polluting cars

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The city of Madrid is introducing smart parking meters that will slap a surcharge on cars that pollute more and reduce parking charges for efficient vehicles, a system that city officials are touting as the first of its kind in … Continue reading →

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Old vehicles cause air pollution in Serbia

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Clean air is the basis for the health of the entire ecosystem. Air is a mixture of gases that make up the atmosphere, consisting of approximately 4/5 nitrogen, 1/5 oxygen and very small amounts of noble gases, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in Silvertown exceeds EU limits, campaigners warn

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in parts of Silvertown is more than one-and-a-half times the European legal limit, according to a new study. Campaigners from the No to Silvertown Tunnel group, who carried out the research, warn levels will get worse should the … Continue reading →

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Almost half of Americans live with unhealthy levels of air pollution

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Nearly half of all Americans live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to an American Lung Association (ALA) report released Wednesday. Nearly 148 million people live in areas where smog and soot particles make it unhealthy to … Continue reading →

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US supreme court’s pollution ruling ‘a victory for Obama administration’

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The US supreme court endorsed the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to deal with air pollution blowing across state lines on Tuesday, in an important victory for the Obama administration as well as downwind states. The court’s 6-2 decision unblocks a … Continue reading →

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Diesel engine pollution linked to early deaths and costs NHS billions

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Diesel engines in buses, vans, cars and trains may be responsible for thousands of premature deaths a year and cost the NHS billions of pounds, say air pollution health experts. With government figures for 2008 showing 29,000 people dying prematurely … Continue reading →

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Air Quality Awareness Week helps you prepare

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

This final week of April has been designated as “Air Quality Awareness Week” to better educate people about the effects of ozone and pollution in our air. The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency is the local organization that monitors Northeast … Continue reading →

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Aberdeen’s Market Street first in Scotland to break air pollution laws

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality monitoring data has revealed that the Aberdeen thoroughfare has become the first street in Scotland to smash through legal limits for air pollution in 2014. Each day, automatic monitors check the air for tiny dust particles that are … Continue reading →

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