Category Archives: World News

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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Traffic controls to cut Storrington pollution

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Banning lorries or controlling traffic flow through a West Sussex village are among measures being considered to improve air quality. Storrington failed an air quality test two years ago because traffic fumes led to a build-up of nitrogen dioxide. via … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong’s Dirty Air is Worst in Two Years

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Roadside air-pollution levels hit a two-year high in some parts of Hong Kong this week, obscuring the city’s vistas in a sea of white haze and prompting the government to warn the young, the elderly and people with heart or … Continue reading →

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World’s air pollution could be as bad as China’s by 2050 without urgent action from governments

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Increased levels of air pollution can be expected around the world unless urgent action is taken to cut man-made emissions, according to a new study. Published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, the study predicts that without new policies … Continue reading →

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