Category Archives: World News

Hong Kong fails to meet air quality targets for 25 years

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hong Kong has never met the air quality targets it adopted 25 years ago, according to an Audit Commission report released on Wednesday that reviewed the government’s efforts to improve air quality. The commission’s report found the concentration of two … Continue reading →

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High price of breathing polluted air: Energy production and transportation in the cross hairs

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

In America in 2012, according to the American Lung Association (ALA), the good news is that the air in many parts of the country has gotten cleaner. Credit improvement to Clean Air Act standards. The not-so-good news, meanwhile, is that … Continue reading →

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Local air pollution officials, State Parks clash over rule on Dunes dust

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District and the California State Parks Department are at an impasse over implementation of a new rule to curb excessive amounts of dust blowing off Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. Larry … Continue reading →

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Guy Fawkes night creates a toxic smog

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Guy Fawkes night is unique in the air pollution calendar. The smoke from bonfires takes us back to a time when our homes were heated with solid fuel, and the smoke from fireworks also contains tiny inhalable particles of metals … Continue reading →

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New Space Sensor As A Hosted Payload To Track Air Pollution Across North America

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

NASA has selected a proposal from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Mass., to build the first space-based instrument to monitor major air pollutants across the North American continent hourly during daytime. The instrument, to be completed in 2017 at … Continue reading →

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Air quality warnings persist in Fairbanks North Pole

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality warnings have accompanied a stretch of cold weather this week, but those advisories won’t necessarily count against a federal mandate to limit local pollution levels. Borough air quality technician Jim McCormick said early Wednesday afternoon that air quality … Continue reading →

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Air pollution study must factor in bushfire smoke

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

A STUDY of Perth’s air quality by interstate universities to help predict future pollution levels has determined the accuracy of forecast models for the region would be low due to diffuse sources of bushfire smoke. Researchers from the Universities of … Continue reading →

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Delhi’s dirty picture: City’s air pollution set to get worse

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in Delhi, which has already reached alarming levels, is set to worsen after Diwali. Data taken from six places in the Capital between October 22 and November 2 show air pollution at frightening levels even before November 13. … Continue reading →

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