Category Archives: World News

2017 smog season packing a punch, with worst ozone levels since 2008

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

If our air seems terrible, well, it is. Smog season 2017 has arrived with a vengeance. So far this year, Southern California has endured 27 days with unhealthful levels of ozone, the hallmark pollutant of smog, making this spring the … Continue reading →

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Dirty diesel: why ships are the worst offenders

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

In all the controversy over toxic air pollution from diesel cars, little is heard of a worse source of pollution – shipping. Large ocean-going ships tend to use bunker fuel, the world’s dirtiest diesel fuel – a toxic, tar-like sludge … Continue reading →

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Mexico City faces worst air pollution in two decades

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mexico City is facing the worst air pollution in almost two decades, prompting the authorities to maintain environmental protection measures for the fifth day in a row. The city’s environmental commission said in a statement that the alarm against the … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh’s bid for low emission zone 

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Edinburgh is to bid to have Scotland’s first Low Emission Zone to tackle air pollution. Councillors have agreed to approach the Scottish government, which has said it will fund one pilot by 2018. Lorries, vans and buses which did not … Continue reading →

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Air pollution kills more people in the UK than in Sweden, US and Mexico 

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

WHO figures show people in Britain are more likely to die from dirty air than those living in some other comparable countries People in the UK are 64 times as likely to die of air pollution as those in Sweden … Continue reading →

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Air pollution: Why and how it kills 

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution – indoor and outdoor – killed an estimated 6.5 million people in 2012, the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows. Exposure to high levels of air pollution, especially over the long term, can affect human … Continue reading →

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Lack of dust makes China’s air pollution much worse 

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Airborne dust is normally seen as an environmental problem, but the lack of it is making air pollution over China considerably worse. A new study suggests less dust means more solar radiation hits the land surface, which reduces wind speed. … Continue reading →

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Gorse fires: Residents in affected areas told to stay indoors

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Cloosh Valley blaze led to Galway city having air pollution similar to that in Beijing People living in areas affected by recent gorse fires have been advised to avoid spending prolonged periods of time outdoors. The HSE offered the advice … Continue reading →

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