Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Shanghai base for delta air pollution alert center

Shanghai residents will soon receive more accurate air quality reports with the launch of a new calculating system. Air Quality Index (AQI) calculations will be partly based on an hourly figure for PM2.5 — tiny particles especially harmful as they … Continue reading

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Danger in the air

Early April’s mixture of air pollution and Saharan dust attracted considerable media attention but air pollution in mid-March was far worse. This prompted emergency measures in Paris and south Belgium including free public transport and car bans. No such actions … Continue reading

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Air pollution in Scotland ’caused 2,000 deaths’

Air pollution may have been responsible for more than 2,000 deaths in Scotland in a single year, according to health professionals. Health Protection Scotland (HPS) said the highest number of deaths attributable to pollution in 2010 were in Glasgow (306) … Continue reading

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Kensington and Chelsea is borough with most polluted air in UK

Kensington and Chelsea has the most polluted air in the United Kingdom, with more than one in 12 of all deaths in the London borough attributable to tiny particles of soot largely emitted by diesel engines. The only other borough … Continue reading

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Air pollution linked to one in 12 deaths in London – and it takes six months off the average Briton’s life expectancy

Pollution shortens the average Briton’s life expectancy by six months, with 1 in 12 deaths in some areas of the country partly attributable to poor quality air, health officials have said. In the most comprehensive warning yet over the health … Continue reading

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Invisible Killer Lurks in Iran’s Kurdish Cities

An invisible killer is claiming lives in Iranian Kurdistan, where the cities of Sanandaj and Kermanshah figure in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top 10 worst cities in the world for air pollution. Sanandaj (Sina) and Kermanshah, where traffic jams … Continue reading

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More die of lung diseases in Wandsworth than national average – 4,000 remain undiagnosed

More people are dying of lung diseases in Wandsworth than the national average, and thousands remain undiagnosed with potentially fatal conditions according to health bosses. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), an umbrella term for a number of respiratory diseases, make … Continue reading

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California’s Most Polluted Neighborhoods Home To Ethnic Minorities, Report Shows

Many California residents, particularly in big cities like Los Angeles and San Diego, gripe about the ever-present smog that hangs over the skyline, but some communities have it far worse than others. According to a report from the Office of … Continue reading

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