Category Archives: World News

Air pollution rising in Dhaka

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Traffic congestion in the capital and smoke from brick kilns are the main reasons for air pollution in Dhaka city, according to the World Bank and the Bangladesh government. The Ministry of Environment and Forests says that vehicles in Dhaka … Continue reading →

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Olympic athletes could be impaired by London pollution

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Olympic athletes could be impaired by London pollution, experts warn | Environment | guardian.co.uk. John Vidal from the Guardian reports that Olympic runners, cyclists, swimmers and even sailors arriving in London on Monday could be taken ill or see their … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 16, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

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Court to force clean up of UK’s air pollution

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Government faces a Supreme Court action this week demanding that it slash air pollution levels by 2015. Lawyers acting for the environmental charity ClientEarth are making a legal challenge to force the coalition to cut levels of lethal nitrogen … Continue reading →

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DES Declares Air Quality Action Day Friday to Saturday

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services DES is expecting air pollution concentrations to reach unhealthy levels for sensitive individuals in Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties on Friday July 13 through Saturday July 14.  DES officials are calling for an Air … Continue reading →

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Richmond: officially polluted

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Richmond’s air pollution has improved since this photo was taken from Valhalla Drive in 2001, but the towns air quality is still a long way off meeting Government standards. Richmond is among 22 New Zealand towns with the worst air … Continue reading →

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‘Perfect STORM’ of Concerns About Air Pollution Hits London in 2012

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

“There is a ‘perfect storm’ of concerns about London’s air pollution in the run up to the Olympics” says Simon Birkett, Founder and Director, of Clean Air in London (CAL). Annual mean levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxic gas, … Continue reading →

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Bay Area faces another Spare the Air day

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

A warming trend this week should peak Wednesday with highs breaking 100 degrees in the East Bay, prompting the third Spare the Air alert this summer. High temperatures stir up pollutants and smog, turning the air particularly unhealthy, said Lisa Fasano, … Continue reading →

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