Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Brazilian city’s pollution spreads to untouched Amazon rainforest

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollution from Manaus is affecting pristine areas of the Amazon rainforest Particles interfere with cloud formation causing changes in rainfall patterns in the region The same could be happening in areas of Africa and South-East Asia The pollution plume produced … Continue reading →

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Air pollution raises diabetes risk in China: study

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Long-term exposure to harmful smog particles increases the risk of diabetes, a new study in China has shown, providing evidence for a link between the country’s air pollution and the disease. China is facing the largest diabetes problem in the … Continue reading →

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Air pollution deaths are double previous estimates, finds research

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Researchers say dirty air is killing 800,000 people a year in Europe, and urge the phasing out of fossil fuel burning The number of early deaths caused by air pollution is double previous estimates, according to research, meaning toxic air … Continue reading →

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A tale of two cities: Is air pollution improving in Paris and London?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

For the first time, a joint air pollution study across two mega-cities — London and Paris — measures the impact of policies designed to reduce air pollution from urban traffic over the last 12 years. In a paper, published today … Continue reading →

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Air pollution may impact fetal cardiovascular system, Rutgers study says

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exposure to ultrafine particulates, the smallest particles in air pollution, restricts blood flow and nutrients to the uterus Microscopic particles in air pollution inhaled by pregnant women may damage fetal cardiovascular development, according to a study by Rutgers researchers. The … Continue reading →

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Jakarta has most polluted air in Southeast Asia: Study

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Jakarta ranks first as city with the worst air quality in Southeast Asia last year, a recent study has shown. The study by Greenpeace and AirVisual IQ published on March 5, monitored air quality in hundreds of cities across the … Continue reading →

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Moon proposes artificial rain with China to clear Seoul air

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

With the South Korean capital’s air quality deteriorating to a never-before-seen level, President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday instructed ministries to draw up countermeasures such as artificial rain, in coordination with China, which is seen as a primary culprit. The atmospheric … Continue reading →

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22 of world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India, Greenpeace says

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Analysis of air pollution data finds that 64% of cities globally exceed WHO guidelines Twenty-two of the world’s 30 worst cities for air pollution are in India, according to a new report, with Delhi again ranked the world’s most polluted … Continue reading →

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