Category Archives: World News

Smoke from blazes led to major air pollution in Athens

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

The high concentrations of airborne microparticles in the atmosphere of the Greek capital due to the large wildfire that raged across the island of Evia had dropped Wednesday from the levels observed on Tuesday, according to the director of the … Continue reading →

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Microplastics ‘significantly contaminating the air’, scientists warn

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Abundant levels of microplastic pollution have been found in snow from the Arctic to the Alps, according to a study that has prompted scientists to warn of significant contamination of the atmosphere and demand urgent research into the potential health … Continue reading →

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Air quality in Miri remains at hazardous level at on noon today

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air quality in Miri, Sarawak continues to be at hazardous  level as of noon today. According to Malaysian Air Pollution Index (APIMS) data, an  Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 361 was recorded at an air surveillance station located … Continue reading →

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The average person in Europe loses two years of their life due to air pollution

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

The average person living in Europe loses two years of their life to the health effects of breathing polluted air, according to a report published in the European Heart Journal on March 12. The report also estimates about 800,000 people … Continue reading →

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Indonesia’s capital curbs private cars in bid to cut choking pollution

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Indonesia’s capital announced new curbs on private cars on Wednesday as it moves to rein in Jakarta’s choking air pollution, but experts warned the measures were unlikely to stamp out the problem. The traffic-clogged city has more than 10 million … Continue reading →

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Indonesian government under pressure to stamp out toxic haze

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Rampant forest fires are causing polluting smog to travel to neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, sending air quality plummeting in Southeast Asia Indonesian leader Joko Widodo warned Tuesday that officials would be sacked if they failed to stamp out rampant forest … Continue reading →

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More than half a million Americans exposed to toxic air pollution face cancer risks above EPA guidelines

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Neighbors used to barely notice the drab, low-slung industrial building across the river from downtown. The corporate name on the sign out front had changed a few times over the years. Truck traffic in and out of the loading docks … Continue reading →

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Paris region bans cars and cuts Metro ticket prices over pollution spike

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Tens of thousands of motorists in the Paris region were unable to take their cars to work on Tuesday after authorities took the step of banning vehicles due to a pollution spike linked to the arrival of the new heatwave. … Continue reading →

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