Category Archives: World News

China Strengthens Monitoring as Beijing’s Air Pollution Persists

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing’s air pollution reached eight times World Health Organization-recommended levels as smog in the city persisted for a fourth day, prompting China’s environmental protection regulator to send inspection teams to the capital and surrounding areas. The concentration of PM2.5, fine … Continue reading →

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India’s Air Pollution Triggers Comparisons with China

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In the Indian capital, New Delhi, levels of air pollution hit a new high this winter, triggering concerns about its adverse impact on public health, and particularly on children. Environmentalists compare New Delhi with Beijing, the other major city also … Continue reading →

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EU Commission launches legal action over UK air quality

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against the UK for failing to deal with air pollution. The EU says that levels of nitrogen dioxide, mainly from diesel engines, are “excessive” in many British cities. The Commission says that this … Continue reading →

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Air pollution monitors to be installed in Yangon

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution monitoring equipment costing K600 million (about US$608,000) will be installed throughout Yangon next month, the municipal administration said on February 19. “The equipment will be installed at fifteen locations,” said U Aung Myint Maw, the deputy head of … Continue reading →

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Air pollution: European commission launches legal action against the UK

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The UK faces fines of up to £300m a year and embarrassing court appearances after the European commission launched legal proceedings against it for failing to reduce “excessive” levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution from traffic, despite 15 years … Continue reading →

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Sandwell and Walsall named among worst air pollution hotspots

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Two boroughs in the Black Country have been named as among the worst in Britain for air pollution. Sandwell and Walsall both suffer from high levels of air pollution which are even worse than Birmingham, the figures show. The 10 … Continue reading →

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Air pollution: how big a problem is it for cyclists?

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

It’s a scenario familiar to any urban cyclist: you’re stuck behind a fume-belching bus or taxi, a choking diesel aroma wafting through your lungs. You think: is this really the healthy option? The good, if simple, answer from pollution experts … Continue reading →

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Solution close at hand for Mexico’s dirty air

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

When President Barack Obama sits down Wednesday with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Toluca, Mexico, they will have a lot to talk about: competitiveness, economic integration and security, among others. But if they … Continue reading →

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