Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Nearly every London school in high air pollution area, report says

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Almost every London school is in an area where air pollution levels exceed World Health Organization limits, City Hall analysis suggests. Figures show 98% of schools are in areas with toxic air quality, compared with 24% outside the capital. Rosamund … Continue reading →

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Of air pollution and ‘environmental inequality’

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Now more than ever, the world’s major cities are faced with air pollution that threatens the health of their inhabitants. But to ensure protection for all, policies to improve air quality must now take into account social and environmental inequalities. … Continue reading →

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Researchers develop method to better predict when wildfire smoke affects residents

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Last month, New York City and other cities along the east coast experienced some of the worst air pollution in the world. The cause? Wildfires in Canada, California, and Oregon so large they produced smoke that drifted thousands of miles. … Continue reading →

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Mongolias Capital Experiences Severe Air Pollution Due To Siberian Wildfires

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality in the Mongolian capital city of Ulan Bator has been deteriorating dramatically due to smoke from massive wildfires raging in Russia’s Siberia, authorities said on Monday. “Air quality in the capital city is now reaching very unhealthy level. … Continue reading →

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Denver experienced the worst air quality of any major city in the world due to smoke from western wildfires

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Denver experienced the worst air quality of any city in the world for several hours Saturday as heavy smoke from raging western wildfires polluted the city. IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, determined that Denver’s air was the most … Continue reading →

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Volatile compounds from personal products drive urban ozone chemistry

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Emissions from products like deodorant and lotion played a major role in 2018 high ozone levels in New York Personal care products like deodorant and lotion contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that add fragrance or texture—and these can be emitted … Continue reading →

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Denver’s air is bad today. It’s expected to be worse Thursday and Friday.

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

State health officials warn of a mix of ozone and new surge of smoke from California fires Colorado health officials are anticipating “very poor air quality” along the Front Range through the weekend as smoke wafting from California wildfires mixes … Continue reading →

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Fine particulate air pollution associated with higher risk of dementia

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Using data from two large, long-running study projects in the Puget Sound region—one that began in the late 1970s measuring air pollution and another on risk factors for dementia that began in 1994—University of Washington researchers identified a link between … Continue reading →

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