Category Archives: USA

Damage estimates of particulate matter air pollution reported in study

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

A team of researchers including University of New Mexico economics professor Andrew Goodkind is addressing the deadly problem of particulate matter air pollution in the U.S. and how to best mitigate it. Their article, titled “Fine-scale damage estimates of particulate … Continue reading →

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Particulate pollution in the air we breathe kills hundreds of thousands a year, study finds

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution is deadly: A new study links exposure to it to more than 107,000 premature deaths in the United States in 2011. It isn’t just killing us; it cost the country $866 billion, more than double the value of … Continue reading →

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There’s an air quality alert in Washington, the sky is hazy and it’s February. What’s going on?

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Ordinarily when air quality alerts are in effect, the air is muggy and oppressive, as if you could cut it with a knife. The overwhelming majority of these alerts happen between June and August. But Feb. 4, the air was … Continue reading →

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MPCA issues air quality alert for Twin Cities, parts of central Minnesota

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the Twin Cities and portions of central Minnesota, including cities like Willmar and Hutchinson. The warning runs from 2 p.m. Tuesday through 6 p.m. Thursday. A release said … Continue reading →

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Report reveals link between air pollution and increased risk for miscarriage

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes from asthma to pre-term birth. Researchers at University of Utah Health found women living along the Wasatch Front — the most populous region in the state of Utah — had … Continue reading →

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Living with air pollution

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

People wearing smoke masks, children going stir-crazy indoors, families driving hours to find fresh air. Alarming as it is to some, unhealthy air enveloping the San Francisco Bay Area in recent days is all too familiar to millions of people … Continue reading →

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California air pollution due to wildfires exceeded world health standards by 60 times

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

The level of air pollution in California exceeded world “safe” levels by about 60 times last week after a series of deadly wildfires. Particulates in the air in some areas of the state reached levels as high as 1,500 micrograms … Continue reading →

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Childhood obesity linked to air pollution from vehicles

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Research suggests first year ‘critical window’ in which toxic air can increase weight gain Early exposure to air pollution from vehicles increases the risk of children becoming obese, new research has found. High levels of nitrogen dioxide, which is emitted … Continue reading →

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