Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Blame your vehicle for air pollution

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The city is worsening on the pollution front with the level of carbon monoxide in the air gradually rising. Poorly maintained vehicles are the prime source of the toxic gas in the city, a survey said. As the pollution level … Continue reading →

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Air pollution increases heart attacks

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution increases heart attacks, according to research presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2013 by Dr Savina Nodari from Brescia, Italy. The Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2013 is the annual meeting of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) … Continue reading →

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Air pollution and psychological distress during pregnancy

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Maternal psychological distress combined with exposure to air pollution during pregnancy have an adverse impact on the child’s behavioral development, according to researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health. The study, … Continue reading →

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London air pollution ‘dangerously high’

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution from traffic and industry is dangerously high in east London, according to tests by local “citizen scientists”. Local environment groups placed 36 diffusion monitoring tubes on structures close to parks, bus stops, busy roads and in residential areas, … Continue reading →

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Air pollution impacts on bees ability to find food

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Diesel fumes from modern transport and agricultural equipment could be preventing honeybees from finding their food flowers according to scientists. The researchers from Southampton have discovered that air pollution can mask the odour of flowers. By masking the floral smells … Continue reading →

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One-fifth of U.S. population lives near traffic where air pollution levels are elevated, study says

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population lives near a high-volume road where pollution levels are typically elevated from vehicle exhaust, a new study says. The analysis found 60 million people living within about one-third of a mile from a busy … Continue reading →

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Beijing to issue air quality warnings

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

China plans to pilot an air quality warning system in the heavily-polluted cities of Beijing, Tianjin and surrounding areas next month amid the country’s increasing efforts to tackle the much-concerned problem. China Meteorological Administration and the Ministry of Environmental Protection … Continue reading →

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Killer air worse than ever before as pollutants linked to birth defects

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Experts believe poor air quality contributed to 29,000 deaths in the UK in 2008, with 4,300 in London. Critics of air control measures say the public is being duped into thinking the air is getting cleaner when they argue that … Continue reading →

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