Category Archives: World News

Air pollution ‘kills more people than car accidents’

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

New figures from the Office of National Statistics shows that air pollution in the capital is a factor in thousands of deaths.”In London and across Europe, air pollution is killing more than ten times the number of people dying from … Continue reading →

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Desolation of smog: Tackling China’s air quality crisis

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Officials in China say they are confident green technology will help overcome the country’s notoriously polluted air. Apocalyptic scenes of dense smog have recently forced major cities including Shanghai and Harbin to virtually shut down. The capital Beijing is among … Continue reading →

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Air quality reaches unhealthy levels around Taiwan

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air quality in some parts of Taiwan has reached “unhealthy” levels due to relatively high concentrations of particulate matter brought in by a continental cold air mass, a government air quality monitoring website indicated Saturday. The Environmental Protection Administration’s … Continue reading →

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Utah’s air quality Thursday among worst in nation, EPA map shows

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Parts of Utah currently have some of the worst air quality in the country, and a health alert remains in effect for the week. A current map from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows red, or “unhealthy” air over Salt … Continue reading →

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2014 New Year air pollution in Metro Manila is triple last year’s

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in Metro Manila after New Year celebrations this year was 3 times worse than the air pollution recorded on the same occasion last year, said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The agency found that the … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Warns on ‘Moderate’ Air Pollution With PM2.5 Above 100

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shanghai warned children and the elderly to avoid prolonged or heavy outdoor activities as PM2.5 readings exceeded four times the World Health Organization’s recommended level of daily exposure. The air quality index was 185 as of 9 a.m., signaling “moderate … Continue reading →

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Coal crackdown urged as air pollution breaches rise by 50% in Hunter Valley

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The New South Wales government has been urged to ensure all coal wagons and stockpiles are covered, and to reject plans for a new coal terminal in Newcastle, after figures showed a rise in air pollution in parts of the … Continue reading →

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Cities go live with air quality updates

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Eighty-seven Chinese cities will begin releasing hourly updates on air quality from New Year’s Day, taking the total number doing so to 161, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced. Data will be collected from 449 monitoring stations across the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei … Continue reading →

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