Category Archives: USA & Canada

Traffic-related air pollutants – priority carcinogens 

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Approximately one third of the Canadian population is exposed to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) where they live (defined as areas located 500m on either side of highways or 100m on either side of major urban roads).1 Concentrations of air pollution … Continue reading →

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Hot temperatures provoked air pollution alert in Maine over the weekend

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued on Friday an air quality alert due to unhealthy ground-level ozone concentrations in the air along the Maine Coast from Kittery to Acadia National Park. The federal Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday at … Continue reading →

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Air pollution from ground-level ozone prompts health advisory for Wednesday 

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

An air quality alert in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, July 6) for Suffolk and Nassau counties, the five boroughs of NYC, and Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam counties. The New York State Department of Environmental … Continue reading →

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Solano smog prompts air pollution alert

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Smog that’s expected Tuesday led air quality officials Monday to call to a pollution alert across a large swath of Solano County. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District projects air quality Tuesday in the district’s Eastern Zone that’s unhealthy … Continue reading →

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Most air polluted places in the country 

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution has been a problem since the industrial revolution hit America in the 1800s. The BBC reports that more than 5.5 million people worldwide die prematurely each year due to air pollution, so this really is nothing to take lightly. According to … Continue reading →

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More Than 12 Million Americans Are Threatened by Toxic Air Pollution From Oil and Gas Industry: Here’s an Interactive Map 

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Two leading national environmental groups—Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and Earthworks—unveiled a suite of tools Wednesday designed to inform and mobilize Americans about the health risks from toxic air pollution from the oil and gas industry. For the first time, Americans … Continue reading →

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Farms a major source of air pollution, study finds

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Emissions from farms outweigh all other human sources of fine-particulate air pollution in much of the United States, Europe, Russia and China, according to new research. The culprit: fumes from nitrogen-rich fertilizers and animal waste combine in the air with … Continue reading →

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On a Scale of 1 to 10, the Air Pollution in Fort McMurray is a 38 

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

It’s been almost two weeks since a monster fire took a nasty turn in Fort McMurray Alberta, and the air quality is so bad that it will likely delay the return of residents. At a press conference on Monday, Alberta … Continue reading →

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