Category Archives: World News

India’s first early warning system in Ahmedabad aims to reduce health impact of air pollution 

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

An early warning system will notify people of excessive air pollution days as part of the response plan, while medical professionals will be trained to respond to emergencies. The first Indian monitoring and early warning system for air pollution was … Continue reading →

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What is an Air Quality Alert? 

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued an Ozone Action Day, also known as an Air Quality Alert, for the Dallas-Fort Worth area Tuesday. Air Quality Alerts were designed by the government to communicate to the public on how … Continue reading →

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Speed limit reduced to 90km/h on Luxembourg motorways

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Due to hot weather, drivers on Luxembourg’s motorways must slow down to 90km per hour to help reduce air pollution, effective immediately. The warning was issued by the Automobile Club de Luxembourg (ACL) on Monday afternoon and will be in … Continue reading →

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South Korea to suspend eight older coal-fired power plants to tackle pollution 

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

South Korea will halt operations at eight of the country’s older coal-fired power plants for a month in June as part of measures to tackle air pollution, the energy ministry said on Tuesday. New President Moon Jae-in earlier this month … Continue reading →

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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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