Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Air pollution increases chances of low birth-weight babies

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Sooty air pollution in towns and cities increases the chances of women giving birth to small babies, new research has shown. A study involving millions of births around the world found that higher pollution levels raised the risk of low … Continue reading →

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Reducing traffic speeds below 40mph may increase toxic pollution, says Transport Research Laboratory report

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Reducing the speed of traffic in Britain’s towns and cities would increase pollution, a study by a Scottish carbon reduction group has found. The Edinburgh Centre for Carbon ­Innovation ECCI has commissioned research by the Transport ­Research Laboratory TRL that … Continue reading →

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Diesel-powered motor vehicles blamed for most of Philippines air pollution

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

More than 500,000 diesel-fueled jeepneys, buses, trucks and other vehicles in Metro Manila are responsible for about 70 percent of the total soot or black carbon emissions in the Philippines, according to Climate Change Commissioner Heherson Alvarez. In a speech … Continue reading →

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NASA Measures Air Pollution Above Bay Area to Determine Effect on Humans

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

NASA plans to measure hydrocarbons and nitrous oxide by flying as low as 1,000 feet and as high as 26,000 feet NASA will measure air pollution levels at different heights above the Bay Area in an effort to detect whether … Continue reading →

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Delhi chokes as air quality plummets

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Residents of the Indian capital, who thought they had conquered air pollution a decade ago, are once again choking on exhaust fumes and dust and New Delhi has regained its status as one of the world’s dirtiest cities, according to … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s most polluted streets revealed

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Parts of Scotland are failing to meet targets on air pollution, according to figures highlighted by an environmental campaign group. Friends of the Earth Scotland (FoES) has drawn up a list of the most polluted streets in the country. It … Continue reading →

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Air pollution from China reaches Japan, other parts of Asia

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Traces of China’s air pollution have reached southwestern Japan, alarming residents and leading government officials to consider international cooperation to deal with the problem. Beijing has been suffering severe air pollution this winter, with thick smog blanketing the capital and … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s Murky Air-Pollution Measures

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Was January Beijing’s worst-ever month for pollution? The question is no doubt on the minds of residents as February brings merely “unhealthy” levels of dangerous airborne particulate matter in place of a slew of January days officially classified as “hazardous”—or … Continue reading →

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