Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Microplastics ‘significantly contaminating the air’, scientists warn

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Abundant levels of microplastic pollution have been found in snow from the Arctic to the Alps, according to a study that has prompted scientists to warn of significant contamination of the atmosphere and demand urgent research into the potential health … Continue reading →

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Air quality in Miri remains at hazardous level at on noon today

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air quality in Miri, Sarawak continues to be at hazardous  level as of noon today. According to Malaysian Air Pollution Index (APIMS) data, an  Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 361 was recorded at an air surveillance station located … Continue reading →

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Pollutant linked to climate change accelerates lung disease

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

A new multicenter study at Columbia University links long-term exposure to air pollution, especially ozone, to development of emphysema, a chronic lung disease. In Brief Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollutants, especially the pollutant ozone, accelerates the development of emphysema … Continue reading →

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The average person in Europe loses two years of their life due to air pollution

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

The average person living in Europe loses two years of their life to the health effects of breathing polluted air, according to a report published in the European Heart Journal on March 12. The report also estimates about 800,000 people … Continue reading →

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Hitting clean air targets ‘could stop 67,000 child asthma cases a year’

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Staying within WHO pollution limits would prevent 11% of new diagnoses, study says Almost 67,000 new cases of asthma in children across 18 European countries could be prevented every year if levels of tiny particulates polluting the air are cut … Continue reading →

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Indonesia’s capital curbs private cars in bid to cut choking pollution

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Indonesia’s capital announced new curbs on private cars on Wednesday as it moves to rein in Jakarta’s choking air pollution, but experts warned the measures were unlikely to stamp out the problem. The traffic-clogged city has more than 10 million … Continue reading →

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Indonesian government under pressure to stamp out toxic haze

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Rampant forest fires are causing polluting smog to travel to neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, sending air quality plummeting in Southeast Asia Indonesian leader Joko Widodo warned Tuesday that officials would be sacked if they failed to stamp out rampant forest … Continue reading →

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UC Riverside Researchers Show Thirdhand Smoke Exposure Damages Human Cells

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Researchers at University of California, Riverside, found cellular damage in healthy non-smoking adults after just three hours of exposure to thirdhand smoke. This is the first study to show a direct effect of thirdhand smoke on cells in humans.  Thirdhand … Continue reading →

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