Category Archives: World News

4460 deaths due to Tehran’s air pollution

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hassan Aghajani, an advisor to the Minister of Health, said on Saturday there has been an increase of 30% in heart patients visiting hospitals over the last few days. He said in the last Iranian year, about 4460 deaths in … Continue reading →

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Cooking up clean air in Africa: Reducing air pollution and meningitis risk in Ghana

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

They’re little more than a pile of burning sticks with a stewpot atop them. But these open fires or basic cookstoves have been linked to the premature deaths of 4 million people annually, many of them young children. Three billion … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Triggers Tehran Shutdown

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Officials in Tehran have ordered schools, universities, government offices, and other institutions to close on January 5 because of high air pollution in the Iranian capital. Only emergency and health services will report for work under the order from Morteza … Continue reading →

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£150,000 to Improve Air Quality in York

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

City of York Council has gained funding from government worth £150,000 for five schemes aimed at improving air quality in the city. The funding, which comes from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Defra puts York at the … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution on the Rise in Athens

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in Athens has surged in recent days because of people choosing wood over more expensive fuels to heat their homes in the grips of a continuing economic crisis, the environment ministry said Friday. Particulate matter has been measured … Continue reading →

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Defra awards £2m funding to tackle air pollution

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Funding has been given to 36 local authorities for 42 projects in the UK to raise awareness about air pollution and provide support for the implementation of low emission zones (LEZs), writes Michael Holder The Department for Environment, Food and … Continue reading →

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Air pollution closes Tehran elementary schools

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Once again heavy air pollution has clouded Tehran and other Iranian major cities; Officials say most of the pollution comes from vehicles on the congested roads of the rapidly growing metropolis of more than 13.5 million people, with a level … Continue reading →

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China to release pollution data in 74 cities

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution is a serious concern in many of China’s cities, but the authorities have obfuscated or manipulated pollution data for years. However, the Chinese state media said on Sunday that 496 monitoring stations would release data in real time … Continue reading →

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