Tag Archives: Air Pollution

UK air quality shows little improvement over past 20 years, says study 

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Academics say planners are concentrating on reducing road deaths and promoting growth at expense of environment There has been little improvement in air quality over the past 20 years as transport planners focus on preventing road deaths, according to a … Continue reading →

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Haze Makes Unwanted Return in Kalimantan, Sumatra, Singapore and Malaysia 

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Visibility levels in Sumatra and Kalimantan have decreased sharply as haze blanketed various parts of the islands and neighboring Singapore and Malaysia over the weekend. In South Kalimantan, the cities of Banjarmasin and Martapura were blanketed by haze caused by … Continue reading →

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Riau air pollution reaches dangerous level 

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Riau has grappled with severe air pollution for the past week as land and forest fires continue to spread. In the Mandau and Pinggir districts in Bengkalis regency, air pollution has already reached dangerous levels. Based on Riau Land and … Continue reading →

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All is not pristine in New Zealand 

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Most images of New Zealand show a pristine environment of great beauty. It therefore comes as a surprise that airborne particle pollution in many towns is above World Health Organisation guidelines. This is not due to the diesel cars that … Continue reading →

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Singapore’s Air Quality Remains Unhealthy as Haze Worsens

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Singapore’s air quality stood at unhealthy levels as haze from Indonesian forest fires intensified Friday, blanketing the city-state in a layer of smoke. The three-hourly air pollution index peaked at 215 as of 2 p.m. before slipping back to 188 … Continue reading →

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Motorists breathe in 40% more deadly pollutants when sat at red lights 

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Car emissions take longer to disperse in built-up areas and end up accumulating in the air at traffic lights and junctions, researchers from the University of Surrey found. Drivers inhale seven times more pollutants at red lights than pedestrians Pollutants … Continue reading →

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Smoke from vehicles polluting Lake City

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Increasing number of vehicles as well as the ever rising population have been causing environmental pollution in the tourist city of Pokhara. The lake city has become the most polluted city after Kathmandu due to escalating environmental pollution. Earlier, the … Continue reading →

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Air pollution threat hidden as research ‘presumes people are at home’: study 

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Previous investigations fail to reveal impact of ‘world’s largest human health threat’ because they do not account for people’s movement, researchers say The true impact of air pollution has been obscured by the failure to consider people’s exposure as they … Continue reading →

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