Category Archives: World News

London’s biggest ever air monitoring exercise underway

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Clean Air for London project monitoring air quality during Games to assess impact of changing traffic patterns on air pollution Scientists taking part in London’s biggest ever air quality monitoring exercise say they are hoping that improvements in air quality … Continue reading →

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Air quality alert days pose health challenges for many people

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Asthma couldn’t prevent Nikki Guernsey from running the Triple Crown, Louisville’s trifecta of 5K, 10K and 10-mile races, but nothing slows her down like an air quality alert day. “It feels like a suffocating blanket, despite using my rescue inhaler,” … Continue reading →

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Uni scientists work on Olympics ClearFlo pollution project

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Scientists from The University of Reading are taking part in the biggest investigation into air quality during the Olympic Games which could create a legacy of cleaner air in the capital. The three-year ClearFlo (Clean Air for London) project team … Continue reading →

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Londons ozone level cleared just before Olympic start

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

During the week leading up to the Olympic Games, London experienced its worst ozone episode for six years. Fortunately fresh westerly winds began to clear Londons air pollution just before the opening ceremony.On 21 July high pressure moved over the … Continue reading →

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Freakish air credited by coach for success of Ethiopia’s distance runners, such as Tariku Bekele

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

There is a tiny town in Ethiopia, several hours or several days from the capital, Addis Ababa, depending on how one travels. It is a place where legends are born, generation after generation, through a combination of a remarkable old … Continue reading →

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Air Quality Alert In Effect During Carnival’s Third Day

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality alerts have been issued in a swath of southern Connecticut, including Orange, on the third day of the Volunteer Firemen’s Carnival. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is reporting elevated concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution Saturday in … Continue reading →

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Alarming levels of pollution around Gżira

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Levels of a pollutant dust around Gżira primary school exceeded the EU limit 224 times, according to a report released yesterday. Data revealed that nearby residents also suffered as air monitoring figures from a private home in Gżira showed the … Continue reading →

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Chicago’s Air Pollution Action Day continues into Friday

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

At 3:00 p.m. on Thursday the Air Quality Index for Ozone reached 111 in Chicago. This triggered an orange alert, meaning the air quality was Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. The AQI for ozone is expected to be over 100 again … Continue reading →

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