Tag Archives: Air Pollution

New alliance to push for air quality improvement

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

A major new alliance to push for better air quality was launched in Dublin this afternoon – amid a spirited row between environmentalist Duncan Stewart and Minister for Environment Phil Hogan. Chief executive of the Asthma Society of Ireland Sharon … Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh summit explores health effects of air pollution

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Travelers flying into Pittsburgh can see the dirty brown blanket that is the region’s air quality problem, even if those who live under it cannot. That’s part of the problem and a big reason air pollution continues to impact human … Continue reading →

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Air quality in smaller towns is worse than in our cities

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

AIR quality in smaller towns is worse than in our major cities because of the burning of coal. And new research commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency EPA shows that the air in Letterkenny, Co Donegal is not meeting minimum … Continue reading →

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Air quality alert issued for SLO County as wildfires burn around California

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Large wildfires burning north and south of San Luis Obispo County have prompted county officials to issue an air quality alert. “Due to changing winds and weather conditions, it is difficult to predict which areas of the county may be … Continue reading →

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Air pollution affects my life on a day-to-day basis

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Rosalind Dalton has lived in the Royal Borough of Greenwich for 25 years, close to the A102 pictured. A couple of years ago she was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD. This is a condition often associated with smoking, … Continue reading →

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Air quality advisory issued due to fire, dust

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality will be compromised today in Ventura County as a result of the Camarillo Springs fire and dust kicked up by Santa Ana winds. The county Air Pollution Control District issued an advisory this morning urging all residents in … Continue reading →

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UK government failing legal duty on air pollution, supreme court rules

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The UK government has failed in its legal duty to protect people from the harmful effects of air pollution, the supreme court ruled on Wednesday. The ruling by five judges – the first time a UK court has recognised that … Continue reading →

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Think air quality doesn’t matter? Look at Pittsburgh in the 1940s

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

These days when we think of eye-watering, lung-blackening smog, it’s usually Chinese cities that come to mind. Air quality was so bad there that during the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008, a significant fraction of the country’s power generation, industrial … Continue reading →

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