Category Archives: World News

Brooklyn pleads for tough action on air pollution

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

For many decades an ill wind has blown in Brooklyn. The suburb, in Melbourne’s west, suffers from a level of air pollution caused by a nearby industrial estate north of Geelong Road that soars well above national health standards and … Continue reading →

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Mayor’s office: keep children out of the playground when air pollution is bad

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Mayor’s office have advised that London’s schoolchildren should be kept indoors for their own safety when air pollution is bad – on average once a month. LBC Radio’s Daniel Freedman spoke to Matthew Pencharz, the Mayor’s environmental advisor, who … Continue reading →

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Scientists flight plan to measure UK air pollution

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

SCIENTISTS are taking to the skies to measure the amount of greenhouse gas emitted in the UK. • Edinburgh University researchers to lead manned aircraft mission to measure air pollution levels • Four-ear-project will track greenhouse gases against 80 per … Continue reading →

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Government fights Europe over air pollution reduction

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Government will argue in the Supreme Court this week that it has no obligation to reduce Britain’s harmful levels of air pollution within the time limits set by Europe. Nitrogen dioxide NO2 levels are dangerously high in 16 regions … Continue reading →

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€46 billion a year: the air pollution cost of road haulage

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution has hidden economic and health costs; causing some 3 million sick days and 350,000 premature deaths in Europe each year, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). A new technical study from the European NGO entitled ‘Road user … Continue reading →

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Smog and sandstorm engulf China’s capital

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality in China’s capital, Beijing, has once again hit serious levels, with thick smog and a sandstorm blanketing the city. State news agency Xinhua, quoting officials, said the pollution levels were “dangerous”. Beijing’s environment agency blamed large amounts of … Continue reading →

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Irish air pollution breaches EU target

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution linked to road traffic in Ireland breached the specified EU emission ceiling in 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said today. The latest EPA emissions data showed levels of nitrogen oxide (NOx) in the air exceeded the target … Continue reading →

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Valley’s air quality deteriorating

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The ministry of environment (MoE) has recently released a fresh data on air pollution. “Level of fine particles in the air with diameters less or equal to 10 micrometer is known as PM10. The national standard of pollutant PM10 is … Continue reading →

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