Category Archives: World News

Mongolian air pollution causing health crisis: UNICEF

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Smog in the Mongolia’s capital, Ulaanbaatar, is causing a public health crisis, especially among children, with treatment costs likely to put the cash-strapped country under increasing strain, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. The government needed to take urgent … Continue reading →

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Could city dwellers be breathing themselves to an early grave?

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

  New research shows that 90 minutes of open and constant exposure of oneself to the air in Kampala city could result in health complications some of which are chronic Air pollution in Uganda has now become so bad that … Continue reading →

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Smog Monday: Paris air pollution levels to hit dangerous high

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Ile-de-France authorities have warned that bad weather and rising air pollution levels will expose Parisians to an alarming upsurge in fine-particle matter this Monday. Paris is set to officially surpass the “warning” threshold for poor air quality. According to Airparif, … Continue reading →

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Low-Emission Zone now operational in downtown Haifa; Israel’s first; initially targeting heavy diesels

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP) and Haifa Municipality have begun operating a low-emission zone (LEZ). As of 2 February 2018, polluting heavy diesel vehicles were no longer allowed in downtown Haifa. These buses and trucks must install a particulate … Continue reading →

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Iran: Air Pollution In Southwestern City 60 Times Higher Than Safe Levels

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Heavy air pollution caused by haze and dust particles in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, has surged to 60 times above safe levels, crossing the “hazardous” level, in which the entire population is likely to experience adverse health … Continue reading →

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Nine states censured by EU over illegally high air pollution levels

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

400,000 Europeans die prematurely every year from air pollution. The Czech Republic is one of nine EU states summoned to Brussels recently to explain what they’re doing about illegally high pollution levels. Officials from the nine, including Germany, Spain, France, Italy, … Continue reading →

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Rainmakers consider seeding Bangkok sky as PM2.5 returns to ‘safe’ level

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation Department is preparing to seed clouds above Bangkok in an attempt to ease the capital’s smog problems. Haze has spread over the capital over the past few days, causing a health hazard for vulnerable … Continue reading →

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Thick haze layer envelopes city

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mumbai: air quality remained ‘poor’ for yet another day with thick layer of haze over the city. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) level of Mumbai was recorded at 263 on Thursday, according to the System of Air Quality and … Continue reading →

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