Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Air pollution fears in Leicester and Nottingham

Two of the Midlands’ biggest cities are breathing in record quantities of nitrogen dioxide. According to a recent study, Leicester has the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide in England, with Nottingham recording the second highest. Both have some of the … Continue reading

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Diesel fumes more damaging to health than petrol engines

Diesel fumes are significantly more damaging to health than those from petrol engines, according to research which shows that related air pollution contributes to lung disease, heart attacks, asthma and other respiratory problems. The findings, published by the Department for … Continue reading

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U.S. deep freeze continues; dangerous air pollution episode in Utah

The most dangerous weather in the U.S. this week is occurring in the valleys of northern Utah, where clear skies, light winds, and a strong temperature inversion have combined to create a dangerous 6-day long air pollution episode. (A temperature … Continue reading

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King’s College Study: How the public are exposed to large variations in pollution concentrations

The results of a study illustrating how the public are exposed to large variations in pollution concentrations as they go about their normal day were presented at a public meeting on 16th January 2013. This demonstration study involved seven residents … Continue reading

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Utah physicians group declares air a public emergency

Members of a group of Utah physicians say the state’s current air quality issues have become a public emergency and are calling on the governor to take action. More than one hundred members of the Utah Physicians for a Healthy … Continue reading

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Air pollution to stay for more days

SHANGHAI is still breathing foul air today as the smog continues to prevail over the whole city even though a sunny and cloudy weather has arrived and will last through Sunday. The city’s air quality index (AQI) reached 212 by … Continue reading

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China’s air pollution results from unchecked government, says top official

Record-breaking pollution in Beijing and other environmental problems in China are the result of unchecked government power, one of the country’s former top environment officials has said. On 12 January, Beijing’s pollution hit a nauseating 755 on a US Environmental … Continue reading

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Stage 2 air pollution warning issued for Missoula, Frenchtown

The Missoula City-County Health Department has issued a Stage 2 air pollution warning, and with it a ban on woodstove emissions in the Missoula Valley. The current eight-hour particulate (PM2.5) average is at 35 micrograms per cubic meter – and … Continue reading

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