Category Archives: World News

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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Excessive Air Pollution Registered in 15 Bulgarian Towns

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The amount of fine dust particles in the air of 15 Bulgarian cities is higher than permissible. In four of them – Varna, Pernik, Pleven and Lovech, the air pollution is nearly twice as high as the allowed levels. The … Continue reading →

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Pollution increasing lung cancer in Indian women

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In a worrying trend noted by oncologists, lung cancer is increasing rapidly among Indian women. The foremost reason, much against popular perception, is not smoking but environmental pollution. India has just slipped 32 ranks in the global Environment Performance Index … Continue reading →

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Air quality drops, health at risk

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Residents living in a number of regions in Riau province have been reminded of the dangers of inhaling haze from forest and peat fires, which has caused air quality to drop. In Dumai city, the quality of air on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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