Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Most China cities fail to meet air quality standards

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Only eight out of China’s 74 biggest cities passed the government’s basic air quality standards in 2014, the environment ministry has said. The most polluted cities were in north-eastern Hebei, the province that surrounds the capital Beijing. Beijing and Shanghai … Continue reading →

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Decreases in short-term memory, IQ, and altered brain metabolic ratios in urban apolipoprotein ε4 children exposed to air pollution

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Anew study by researchers at the Universities of Montana, Carleton, and North Carolina, and the Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, heightens concerns over the detrimental impact of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele — … Continue reading →

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Cold facts of air pollution

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The difference between a breath of cold air and a breath of warm air isn’t just the temperature. It’s also the pollutants they might contain. Until now, wintertime air pollution hasn’t been studied in much detail. Scientists have focused more … Continue reading →

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Bristol City Council given £30,000 to improve air quality

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thousands of pounds are to be spent in Bristol in a bid to improve air quality. The government has given the council £30,000 to monitor the movements of heavy goods vehicles in the city. The research will look at the … Continue reading →

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Boris launches ‘Breathe Better Together’ campaign to tackle air pollution

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

London mayor Boris Johnson has launched a new air quality campaign called ‘Breathe Better Together’. Over the next months, posters and radio adverts will appear giving advice on how to avoid health problems. The campaign will include warning parents to … Continue reading →

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Watch Asia’s air pollution spread across the globe

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

One problem with air pollution is it doesn’t stay put. Rather, particles in the air—also known as aerosols—move around the atmosphere, affecting the global climate in complex ways, and perhaps strengthening storms and cyclones. Here’s a video produced by NASA’s Goddard Space … Continue reading →

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Centre wants to restrict car use as air pollution hits worrying levels

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

With air pollution rising to alarming levels, especially in the National capital, the Environment Ministry has urged the Supreme Court to ask the Delhi government to consider drastic steps, which includes the plying of private cars only on alternate days … Continue reading →

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What Delhi’s air pollution says about India and climate change

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The thick winter haze that settles over Delhi – a nasty mix of smog, vehicle exhaust and smoke from cooking fires – abated somewhat when President Obama arrived in India this week for talks. A bit of rain came and … Continue reading →

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