Tag Archives: Carbon Dioxide CO2

The rise of diesel in Europe: the impact on health and pollution 

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

In a bid to reduce CO2 emissions in the 90s, Europe backed a major switch from petrol to diesel cars but the result was a rise in deadly air pollution Volkswagen’s rigging of emissions tests for diesel cars comes after … Continue reading →

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Diesel cars: What’s all the fuss about? 

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Diesel cars are taking a right hammering at the moment, but how bad is the problem and why isn’t more being done to address it? Diesel cars are taking a right hammering at the moment. Dirty engines spewing out noxious … Continue reading →

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Summer Wildfires: Chemicals, and Effects on Air Pollution

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Wildfires – such as those in California – can have substantial effects on both air pollution and human health. What are the most common pollutants resulting from the California wildfires, and other fire events – and how dangerous are these … Continue reading →

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Diesel cars: Is it time to switch to a cleaner fuel?

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

In the 1920s, pregnant women were encouraged to drink Guinness to increase their iron intake. For decades we were all told to avoid fatty butter and eat synthetic margarine. Both pieces of so-called health advice have since been debunked. We … Continue reading →

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Air pollution: Which areas of west London emit most pollution?

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Harrow is one of the greenest areas in the UK when it comes to emissions of CO2, new figures have revealed. According to figures published by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, just 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per head … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in cities: Bright facades and trees against heat and smog

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Cities represent “heat islands” within their surroundings, which are characterized by many heat sources and small air flows. In southern Europe, bright buildings produce relief and provide for a cooler urban climate. Simulation calculations of KIT researchers for the city … Continue reading →

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A costly mistake

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Energy subsidies do not just gobble money. They help cook the planet too BIG mistakes in economic policymaking abound. But it would be hard to find a worse one than energy subsidies. Recent research has shown that they enrich middlemen, … Continue reading →

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8 air pollutants destroying the atmosphere

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Back in school, you’ll have learned that the air in our atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen, at 78%, and oxygen, at 21%, with a number of other trace gases. It’s to these trace gases we’re looking today – more … Continue reading →

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