Tag Archives: forest fire

Bushfire Holsworthy: Smoky haze covers Sydney

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

SYDNEY residents with breathing difficulties are being warned to stay indoors as a thick haze blankets the city following backburning to contain a major blaze in Sydney’s southwest. SYDNEY is being blanketed by a smoky haze as firefighters continue to … Continue reading →

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As fires spread in North, pollution levels spiral

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Public cautioned to respect burning ban  Air pollution in northern Lampang and Phayao provinces escalated to hazardous levels yesterday as fires spread in the region. The PM10 level stood at between 81 and 104 microgrammes per cubic metre, up from … Continue reading →

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Thomas Fire | Smoke impacts SLO County air quality

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

For the second day in a row, San Luis Obispo County residents have woken up to haze and an orange sun, as smoke from the Thomas Fire drifts this way. The air quality ranged from good to moderate throughout the … Continue reading →

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Pollutant emitted by forest fire causes DNA damage and lung cell death

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

When exposed in a laboratory to pollution levels comparable to those found in the atmosphere of the Amazon region during the forest and crop burning season, human lung cells suffer severe DNA damage and stop dividing. After 72 hours of … Continue reading →

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Link between forest fire smoke and pollution events discovered 

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Smoke from forest fires might contribute to more than half of certain gritty air pollution events in the continental U.S. during the summer, and as much as 20 percent of those events throughout the year, according to new research at … Continue reading →

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Lampang at risk from forest fire haze 

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Residents of Muang district in Lampang have been urged to wear face masks to protect themselves against haze pollution as authorities step up efforts to stop forest fires near Doi Phra Bath. Healthcare workers are advising people on how to … Continue reading →

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100,000 may have died but there is still no justice over Indonesian air pollution 

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

It started with a mild cough. Muhanum Anggriawati was just 12 years old when the cough began, transforming within weeks into a violent hacking that brought up a yellowish-black liquid. At the end of last year, her father told an … Continue reading →

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Indonesia dismisses study showing forest fire haze killed more than 100,000 people 

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Authorities from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have rejected recent research on the number of early deaths caused by last year’s fires Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean authorities have dismissed research that suggested smoky haze from catastrophic forest fires in Indonesia last … Continue reading →

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