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Prenatal exposure to air pollution can be serious for children with asthma

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The link between prenatal exposure to air pollution and childhood lung growth  and respiratory ailments has been established by several studies in recent years. Now a new study suggests that these prenatal exposures can be especially serious for children with … Continue reading →

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Liuzhou to strengthen air pollution control

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Liuzhou is aiming to become model city for national environment protection. The city will invest three million yuan ($476,000) to purchase PM2.5 monitoring equipment and will install six monitoring stations throughout the city to fully implement the new air quality … Continue reading →

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Air Quality Action Alert Issued for Saturday, May 19

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued a code orange air quality alert affecting the Chicago region. Air Quality Action Alert Issued for Saturday, May 19 – Homewood-Flossmoor, IL Patch.

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Learn the benefits of walking to school

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Next week is Walk to School Week (21 May to 25 May 2012) Mid Sussex District Council is offering free pedometers to parents who take part. Cars and other motor vehicles account for the majority of air pollution in West … Continue reading →

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City to probe neighbourhood air quality

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Results from a unique neighbourhood air pollution study released in January showed higher than average levels of fine particulate matter, lung damaging molecules found in suspended dust, in the McAnulty area. TheSpec – City to probe neighbourhood air quality.

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Air Pollution, Asthma Burden Unevenly Shared Among U.S. Children

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Low income minority groups tend to be most exposed to air pollution, US study finds. Disadvantaged kids not only breathe disproportionate amounts of bad air, but they also can be more vulnerable to the ill effects of bad air, asthma … Continue reading →

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New agreement to reduce pollution

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The European Union reached a new international agreement on 7th May to update the Gothenburg Protocol, aimed at tackling air pollution. Danish EU Presidency and the EU Environment Commissioner issued a joint statement welcoming the new international agreement with Norway, Switzerland … Continue reading →

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Beijing Air Quality Now In Easy To Visualise Charts

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing Travel Report website has launched page providing Beijing’s air quality data in an easy to read graph that updates daily. My Experiences and Tips on Beijing TravelBeijing Travel Report | My Experiences and Tips on Beijing Travel.

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