Tag Archives: Air Quality Index (AQI)

Shanghai base for delta air pollution alert center

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shanghai residents will soon receive more accurate air quality reports with the launch of a new calculating system. Air Quality Index (AQI) calculations will be partly based on an hourly figure for PM2.5 — tiny particles especially harmful as they … Continue reading →

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Beijing hit by first bout of ‘off the charts’ air pollution of 2014

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing issued this year’s first air pollution warning on Wednesday night as pollution readings reached “beyond index” levels. The Air Quality Index (AQI) measured at all six Beijing downtown districts and every southern suburban region on Thursday morning far surpassed … Continue reading →

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Shanghai begins forecasting air pollution

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shanghai’s Air Quality Index AQI will range from 40 to 60 in the afternoon Monday, indicating good or excellent air quality, according to the city’s first air pollution forecast. The Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center and the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau began … Continue reading →

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Northern China’s air pollution reduces life expectancy by 5.5 years – study

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution causes people in northern China to live an average of 5.5 years shorter than their southern counterparts, according to a study released on Monday which claims to show in unprecedented detail the link between air pollution and life … Continue reading →

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Air quality diminishes in Treasure Valley due to ozone and smoke, triggering orange air quality alert

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The skies over the Valley have become hazy, and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is warning those who are sensitive to air pollution to avoid extended periods outdoors. The alert was issued at 2:35 p.m., and it’s in effect … Continue reading →

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Changes in EPA Air Quality Standard will reduce “good” air days

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Recent changes in one of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards will most likely reduce the number of days that the air in Pima County is categorized as “good” on the Air Quality Index. The changes … Continue reading →

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Polluting haze blankets the North

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Much of northern Thailand as far south as Saraburi lay under a heavy blanket of haze and smoke Friday from hundreds of fires, mostly set on purpose by farmers in Thailand and Myanmar. The crisis areas were spotted in the … Continue reading →

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Shanghai to curb air pollution

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Local government bodies will have to stop using around 30 percent of their vehicles on seriously polluted days, or when the Air Quality Index is above 300, under a new regulation to be released soon, said Zhang Quan, the bureau’s … Continue reading →

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