Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Car cabin pollution scare prompts calls for new air conditioning rules

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Experts have called for the regulation of car air conditioning systems after new trials revealed that popular models are letting in dangerous amounts of pollution. Safety tests on 11 types of car have shown huge variation the the ability to … Continue reading →

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Air pollution – a neglected cause of death 

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

In 2015, around 4.5 million people died prematurely from diseases attributed to ambient air pollution, including 237,000 children under the age of five from respiratory infections. This is the result of a study published by the Max Planck Institute for … Continue reading →

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The dangers of smoke inhalation

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Moorland fires continue to burn on both Lancashire’s Winter Hill and Saddleworth Moor in Greater Manchester, blanketing the region in smoke and ash. So what can local people do to protect themselves and their families from smoke inhalation? Smoke can … Continue reading →

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Can Air Pollution Increase Risk Of Diabetes?

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Can your risk of diabetes increase due to exposure to airborne particles of dust, dirt, and smoke? A new report warned that outdoor air pollution may be a significant contributor to diabetes cases around the world. The risk does not … Continue reading →

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Melbourne’s ‘fog’ is actually particulate pollution

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

It’s been another cold winter day in Melbourne, with temperatures struggling to make it to 10 degrees Celsius. And while it may look like the fog stuck around all day, there’s more to it than meets the eye. It’s actually … Continue reading →

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Air pollution kills more than 6,000 people in Spain every year

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Deaths caused by pollution are eight times higher than those caused by car accidents AIR POLLUTION has prematurely killed 93,000 people in Spain over the last decade, new figures reveal. In the first study of its kind in Spain, researchers … Continue reading →

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Forest fires cause pollution worse than that in toxic cities, says NRSC study

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

NRSC found that such high-magnitude events had the potential to destroy a wide variety of flora and fauna as the levels of pollution become higher than those in some highly polluted cities. As massive fires engulfed forests in Uttarakhand last month, … Continue reading →

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London ferries produce same pollution as hundreds of buses and trucks – but are not policed by tough new emission regulations

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

London ferries produce same pollution as hundreds of buses and trucks – but are not policed by tough new emission regulations Ferries used by commuters and tourists in the centre of London are spewing out pollution equivalent to hundreds of buses and … Continue reading →

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