Category Archives: World News

Seoul issues emergency pollution measures

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is set to waive public transportation fees during peak commute hours on Monday to mitigate the worsening air quality brought on by fine dust particles. The fee waiver is part of emergency measures that went into … Continue reading →

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Bad air quality along Utah’s Wasatch Front causes more than 200 pneumonia cases each year

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution erodes the health of adults over age 65, a population particularly vulnerable to the effects of pneumonia. Air pollution trapped by winter inversions along Utah’s Wasatch Front, the state’s most populated region, is estimated to send more than … Continue reading →

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Residential biomass burning deadliest source of air pollution, reveals study

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Of the total 1.1 million deaths related to air pollution in 2015, the highest number was due to residential biomass fuel burning, study says Residential biomass burning was responsible for at least 267,700 deaths in 2015, or nearly 25% of … Continue reading →

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Bad air quality along Utah’s Wasatch Front causes more than 200 pneumonia cases each year

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution trapped by winter inversions along Utah’s Wasatch Front, the state’s most populated region, is estimated to send more than 200 people to the emergency room with pneumonia each year, according to a study by University of Utah Health … Continue reading →

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Macedonia takes emergency measures against air pollution

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Macedonian authorities have made public transport temporarily free for all in the capital Skopje, as part of a batch of emergency measures to fight high air pollution levels. The government said Monday that pollution in Skopje was recorded at more … Continue reading →

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The Air in Sofia is Yet Again Dangerously Dirty

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Once again dirty air in the capital and on weekends. In the past two days, fine particle levels have reached 250 micrograms per cubic meter at an acceptable rate of 50, reports bTV. This shows the data from the airtube.info … Continue reading →

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Taiwan to phase out fuel-powered motorcycles

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Facing great air pollution pressure, Taiwan aims to phase out fuel-powered motorbikes by 2035. With a population of some 23 million, Taiwan is home to about 14 million motorcycles, the highest density of motorcycles in the world. It is estimated … Continue reading →

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Milan and Turin ban automobiles to fight smog and air air pollution

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

A pair of northern ‘s largest cities have introduced traffic restrictions in a bid to tackle  and smog. Bans on certain types of vehicle have been introduced temporarily in and , both of which have exceeded safe limits for pollution in recent … Continue reading →

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