Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Sahara dust only ‘partly responsible’ for UK’s worst pollution event in 10 years 

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thin film of red dust enveloping parts of country for two weeks in 2014 came mostly from farms in mainland Europe and local emissions, study says Britain’s most serious air pollution event in the past 10 years was only partly … Continue reading →

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Respirator mask reduces effects of pollution on the heart

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The use of a respiratory filter mask, a common practice in China and Japan, among other countries, helps minimize the impact of pollution on people with heart failure during rush-hour traffic in cities such as São Paulo, Brazil. For healthy … Continue reading →

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Mexico City Doubles Driving Ban as Pollution Persists

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mexico City authorities have doubled down on the capital’s emergency driving ban, ordering two out of every five private vehicles to stay off the road Wednesday as heavy smog continued to blanket the megalopolis. Mexico City has struggled since mid-March to contain … Continue reading →

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Mexico City faces air pollution … again 

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Atmospheric Monitoring System (Simat) reported a continuous bad air quality over 15 municipalities in the State of Mexico and eight districts in Mexico City. The agency reported that the municipalities of Ecatepec and Tlalnepantla present 114 Imeca points, meaning … Continue reading →

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Hanoi under a polluted cloud 

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Many Hanoians seem unaware of the high air pollution in their city despite the warnings of environmentalists and statistics from the US Embassy’s air quality monitoring station in Lang Ha Street that show the air quality index remaining at unhealthy … Continue reading →

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Unable to curb pollution crisis, Medellin bans outdoor activity

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Medellin authorities have temporarily suspended outdoor activities in the city following extreme levels of pollution in recent weeks. Amid the current crisis, Mayor Federico Gutierrez put restrictions in place in order to limit the effects of air pollution on the 3 … Continue reading →

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Extreme haze forces 77 schools to close for two days 

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Seventy-seven schools in south-western Sabah are closed for two days after thick smoke enveloped the area amidst simmering peat fires from the Binsuluk Forest Reserve in the Klias peninsula. Schools in Beaufort (53), Papar (10) and Kuala Penyu (14) were … Continue reading →

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Exposure to air pollution leads to obesity: Study 

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exposure to air pollution leads to obesity and makes people prone to other lifestyle diseases such as hypertension and heart disease, a study has revealed. The study published in the Journal of Federation of the American Society of Experimental Biology … Continue reading →

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