Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Beijing skies turn orange as sandstorm and pollution send readings off the scale

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Capital of China suffers ‘hazardous’ levels of air pollution with authorities issuing second-highest safety alert A massive sandstorm has combined with already high air pollution to turn the skies in Beijing an eerie orange, and send some air quality measurements … Continue reading →

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Pollutionwatch: how much Sahara desert dust do we breathe?

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Dust that swept Europe in February affects weather systems but also contains many allergens Saharan dust high in the skies over Europe caused some spectacular sunsets in February. Many of us found dust on our cars, and Alpine snow has … Continue reading →

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Thailand’s Chiang Mai Has Once Again the Worst Air Quality in the World

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai was reported to have the worst air quality on the planet due to brush fires and agricultural burning. The grim news from the IQ AirVisual air monitoring website came as authorities in Chiang Mai … Continue reading →

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California’s wildfire smoke could be more harmful than vehicle emissions, study says

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Toxic particles spewed by wildfires resulted in 10 times as many respiratory-illness related hospitalizations as other types of pollution, researchers found The thick, grey wildfire smoke that shrouds California each autumn and winter could be more harmful to humans than … Continue reading →

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UK found guilty of dirty air breach by EU court

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

The UK has been found guilty by the European Court of Justice of “systematically and persistently” breaching air pollution limits. The court ruled that, since the 2010, the UK had failed to tackle the problem of toxic NO2 gas emissions … Continue reading →

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Tehran Air Pollution Persists

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality monitoring stations in the namesake capital city of Tehran Province show people continued to breathe more polluted air in February, compared with the same period of last year.  A close analysis of Air Quality Index during the period … Continue reading →

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New anti-idling campaign targets drivers in London

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Drivers who leave their engines idling are being targeted in a new campaign led by the City of London Corporation and Camden Council The ‘Engine Off, Every Stop’ campaign, which is being funded by the Mayor of London,  features posters … Continue reading →

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Rising air pollution led to 41,090 deaths in Punjab in 2019: Report

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

The report, which was released on Saturday, stated that 1.67 million Indians died due to air pollution in 2019 as per the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 on health and economic impact of air pollution in the states of … Continue reading →

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