Category Archives: World News

Air Pollution: It’s Complicated, But It’s Still About Environmental Justice 

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Many recent studies have shown that air pollution levels and income levels are linked. Poorer communities suffer from bad air more than wealthy communities. A recent study by UCLA researchers revealed some complications in this correlation, but found that air … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in Riau city soars to hazardous levels

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in Dumai, the epicentre of last year’s extreme haze, soared to very hazardous levels on Tuesday morning, as the dry season – and open burning – started much earlier this year. The Air Pollutant Index in Dumai, Riau … Continue reading →

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Royal Borough forced to declare air pollution zone on junction of road heading to Legoland

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

LEGOLAND traffic has been singled out for causing an area of Windsor to experience air pollution levels usually reserved for places near motorways and congested town centres. An Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) has been declared by the council around … Continue reading →

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Study: Idling hurts air quality

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

A local study of air emissions in the Barnett Shale suggests that trucks serving the oil and gas field spend an average of six hours per trip in extended idling, contributing to air pollution and ozone levels in North Texas. … Continue reading →

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Should I be worried about air pollution?

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

I wasn’t about for the great smog of 1952, but naturally I’ve heard a lot about this fabled pea-souper. There’s a suggestion we’ve moved on from air pollution, that we’ve somehow solved it. Not so. We might not have smog, … Continue reading →

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When rain stops falling, particle concentrations rise

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Brief respite from January’s recording breaking wet weather caused air pollution problems over eastern England. Cold still nights on the 20th and 21st meant that air pollution built up in towns and cities. In Leeds airborne particle concentrations reached 8 … Continue reading →

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‘Hazardous’ air pollution in New Delhi now seen to rival Beijing’s

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Think twice before taking a deep breath in New Delhi, where worsening air pollution has drawn comparisons with Beijing, the world’s pollution poster child. On bad days in India’s congested capital, the air is so murky it slows traffic to … Continue reading →

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Air quality index shows cities that up health risk

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) to educate the public and healthcare providers about the risks of air pollution to the heart. “Over more than four decades of EPA history, we’ve made … Continue reading →

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