Category Archives: World News

Heavily Polluted Chinese City to Publish PM 2.5 Data

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Readings of PM (particular matter) 2.5 in the city of Lanzhou, one of China’s most polluted, will be available for public scrutiny in December, according to officials. The capital city of Gansu Province will conduct the PM2.5 monitor according to … Continue reading →

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Air quality agency issues Southland no-burn alert

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Much of Los Angeles is being asked to hold off lighting wood-burning fireplaces or open pits starting at midnight Saturday and continuing for 24 hours to avoid releasing unhealthy soot that becomes trapped in the air by a wintertime weather … Continue reading →

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Thousands in southern Taiwan petition for better air quality control

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thousands of residents from southern Taiwan have petitioned online for the Legislature to pass an amendment to the Air Pollution Control Act to enable better air quality management, environmentalists said Thursday. About 7,200 residents from Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in Prague starts crossing yearly quotas

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Dust-related air pollution has crossed the yearly quota in some parts of Prague, mainly due to motor vehicles exhaust fumes, which leads to increased numbers of the diseases of lungs and the cardiovascular system and consequently to a higher death … Continue reading →

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Airborne particles smuggle pollutants to far reaches of globe

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollution from fossil fuel burning and forest fires reaches all the way to the Arctic, even though it should decay long before it travels that far. Now, lab research can explain how pollution makes its lofty journey: rather than ride … Continue reading →

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Lydney awarded £44,000 for air quality surveys

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

A town in the Forest of Dean with air quality issues has been given a cash grant to carry out traffic surveys. Earlier this year, levels of nitrogen dioxide in Lydney were found to be above national safety levels. The … Continue reading →

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Delhi smog defies quick-fix solutions

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

As the spells of winter smog spur environmentalists to ring alarm bells, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) says it is working overtime to ensure that Delhiites breathe safer air. DPCC Chairman Sanjiv Kumar says that the city’s smog cover … Continue reading →

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Air quality alert issued for the area

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The N.H. Department of Environmental Services is expecting air pollution concentrations to reach unhealthy levels for sensitive individuals in populated valley areas in southwestern New Hampshire — especially in Keene — for tonight into the late morning hours Wednesday. State … Continue reading →

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