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Pollution study sparks pleas for road changes to tackle dangerous fumes

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

FURTHER evidence of “shocking” breaches of European air quality standards in Islington have emerged in a new study. Pressure group Better Archway Forum (BAF) carried out the new study by installing tubes which monitor nitrogen dioxide at various locations. It … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s city streets failing European air quality standards

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

AIR pollution levels have dropped across Scotland but numerous city streets are still failing European air quality standards, new figures showed yesterday. Latest statistics from the Scottish Government revealed that since 1990 emissions of harmful substances have reduced by as … Continue reading →

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Asia’s mega-cities urged to think green

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Asian urbanization still has a long way to go, with the number and size of cities getting ever larger. In 2010, the urban share of Asia’s population was still only 43 per cent, compared to 52 per cent worldwide. By … Continue reading →

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You Can Literally Hear What Pollution Sounds Like

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

In the flat lands of California’s Central Valley, oil pumps obscured by waving lines of fuel-richened air dip and rise on the horizon. Two hundred miles to the north and west, aging eighteen-wheelers pound through an urban bypass tunnel, staining … Continue reading →

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Suburb fumes over air pollution

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

COMMUNITY representatives in Broomhill are to keep up the pressure for traffic improvements and action to tackle air pollution in the suburb and shopping centre. They meet next week when they will consider the results of a symposium that heard … Continue reading →

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London Games least polluted Olympics in recent times

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Favourable weather and good planning avoided major air pollution problems during the Olympics, prompting the University of Manchester to suggest that the London Games may have been the least polluted Olympics in recent times. Good news, but the Games were … Continue reading →

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America’s 10 Most Polluted States

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Half of all industrial toxic air pollution comes from power plants, and 6,700 power plants and heavy industries are responsible for 80 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Coal- and oil-fired power plants contribute 44 percent … Continue reading →

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Singapore in year’s worst pollution as Indonesia haze hits

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

As of midday local time (0400 GMT) the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) reading ranged from 60 to 72, according to the government agency for the environment. A reading between 51 to 100 is in the moderate range. The reading also … Continue reading →

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