Tag Archives: Air Pollution

The Moss That Saved Portland 

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Roadside plants helped officials trace the source of a public health crisis and led to new standards for clean air in Oregon. Orthotrichum lyellii is the hero of this story. You’ve probably met it before: a tuft of green with … Continue reading →

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Madrid to ban old cars by 2025 in crackdown on air pollution

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Madrid’s city government announced plans on Monday to ban the oldest and most polluting vehicles from the city centre by 2025 in a bid to crackdown on air pollution. The local government will prohibit the use within the city’s limits … Continue reading →

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B vitamins may have ‘protective effect’ against air pollution 

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

B vitamins may offer some protection against the impacts of air pollution, a small scale human trial suggests. Researchers in the US found that high doses of these supplements may “completely offset” the damage caused by very fine particulate matter. … Continue reading →

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Excessive air pollution from South to North

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

South winds carried sand and dust from Sinai that covered most of the country; An Austrian Airlines flight from Vienna to Ben Gurion Airport had to turn back due to the unusual amount of dust in the air. The smog … Continue reading →

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Air pollution is devastating UK’s wild flowers turning countryside into ‘monotonous green badlands’ 

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

‘The very fabric of our countryside is changing under this rain of nitrogen’ Air pollution is having a devastating effect on Britain’s wild flowers by helping nettles, hogweed and other “thuggish” species turn the countryside into “monotonous green badlands”, major environmental … Continue reading →

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Infants are more exposed to harmful pollution on the way to school than on the way home, new research finds 

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Babies in prams accompanying older siblings on the school run are twice as likely to be exposed to harmful air pollution in the morning than in the afternoon, a new study has found. The new research, published in the journal … Continue reading →

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London mayor Sadiq Khan launches low-emission bus zone‎ 

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

The first of 12 low-emission bus zones (LEBZ) has been launched by London mayor Sadiq Khan as part of his strategy to tackle air pollution. It was established earlier in Putney High Street, one of the most polluted areas of … Continue reading →

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Oxford city centre zero emissions zone study launched 

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

A study looking into banning all petrol and diesel vehicles from the centre of Oxford has been launched. The city and county councils have jointly commissioned the £30,000 study in a bid to reduce air pollution. If agreed, the zone … Continue reading →

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