Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Seoul to ban old diesel vehicles on fine dust days

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Starting next month, drivers of old, diesel-powered vehicles driven between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. in Seoul amid fine-dust alerts will be fined 100,000 won ($89), the city government said, Tuesday. Over 2.2 million vehicles registered before Dec. 31, 2005 … Continue reading →

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Aerial footage: Acrid smokey haze blankets Sydney & triggers air pollution warning amid ‘hazard reduction’ burnoffs

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality warnings have been triggered by burn offs in the surrounding areas which have left an acrid haze over the entire city. ABC Online reports there have been at least 11 days this month where air quality in the … Continue reading →

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Could Your Shampoo Be the New Car Exhaust?

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shampoo. Air freshener. Countertop cleaner. Nearly everything in your medicine cabinet or under your kitchen sink is a source of air pollution. Regulators and scientists have known this for years, but recent studies led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … Continue reading →

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Westminster schools to be protected by new ‘no-pollution zones’

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Primary schools in Westminster will be protected by “no-pollution zones” under plans announced today. The council has promised to invest £1 million in creating pollution barriers around its primary schools. The clean air fund aims to cut harmful emissions by … Continue reading →

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Kilauea Eruptions Creating Harmful Breathing Conditions and Skin/Eye Irritation

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

On Sunday, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) issued a new Kilauea volcano air quality warning about laze. But if you don’t know what laze is – or vog – you’re not a resident of Hawaii’s Big Island. Laze Appearing on … Continue reading →

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Air pollution fourth biggest threat to health

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

The number of people exposed to high particle pollution will be halved by 2025 if government plans are realised. There will be an attempt to curb smoke from solid fuel fires and wood-burners; pollution from diesel machinery will be reduced. … Continue reading →

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Ozone exposure at birth increases risk of asthma development

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

A long-term study of the health of Canadian children has found that exposure to ozone (O3), a common air pollutant, at birth was associated with an 82 percent increased risk of developing asthma by age three. The study, which was … Continue reading →

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Diverting diesel trucks spared lungs in Sao Paulo

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

The positive health outcomes of the intervention could guide the formulation of similar transport polices in other cities. In densely populated cities like Sao Paulo, many vehicles running on diesel such as commercial trucks, vans, and buses circulate right by … Continue reading →

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