-
THE AIR WE BREATHE
The Respro® Bulletin Board is designed to keep you up to date with current views and issues relating to Air Pollution and its health implications in our daily lives.
Watch our animation:
Follow Respro®
LOCAL AIR QUALITY
Click the map to find out about current air quality levels where you live.
KEY POINTS TO A MASK
Three important points to look out for in an air pollution mask:
Key Points to a Mask
TIME TO CHANGE YOUR FILTER?
Do you need to change the filter in your Respro® Mask?
There are three different filter types for Respro® Masks:
Watch a video tutorial to learn how to change the filter in a Respro® Mask.
Buy your new filter on our website respro.comMOST READ
-
Tag Archives: Germany
Germany “persistently” broke air pollution rules, EU top court rules
Germany persistently violated EU limits on air pollution, the European Union’s top court said on Thursday, in a ruling that could see the country face financial penalties if it fails to improve air quality in several big cities. Air pollution … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany
Tagged Air Pollution, Germany, Munich, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Stuttgart
Leave a comment
Skies and snow turn orange as massive Saharan Dust load spreads across south-central Europe this weekend
A massive amount of Saharan Dust has advected across the Mediterranean into central Europe this weekend, thanks to the favorable pattern turning the jet stream into southerly directions. High dust concentrations have turned skies and snow to orange across southern … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Germany, Italy
Tagged Air Pollution, Austria, Balkan, Europe, France, Germany, Saharan dust, Switzerland
Leave a comment
Pollutionwatch: European air-quality map exposes dangers
From diesel-stricken Paris to coal-reliant Poland, study of pollution hotspots underlines need for reform The European Environment Agency has shed fresh light on the continent’s air quality. Following the prevailing winds from west to east there is a clear gradient, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, Environmental Protection Agency - EPA, France, Germany, ground level ozone, Italy, London, Paris, Poland
Leave a comment
Air pollution remains too high in nearly 60 German cities – environment agency
The level of air pollution, mostly due to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions from traffic, has exceeded European limit values in 57 German cities in 2018, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has found. However, the number of cities with emissions levels … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany
Tagged Air Pollution, Germany, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2
Leave a comment
Will Germany’s diesel bans just push its pollution problem to Poland?
Rich countries are exporting their air pollution problems to poorer states in central and eastern Europe, new figures show. More than 350,000 ‘dirty diesel’ vehicles were exported to Poland last year, according to data from NGO Transport & Environment. Another … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany, Poland
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel, diesel exhaust fumes, Europe, Germany, Poland
Leave a comment
German court says Frankfurt must ban older diesel cars
Frankfurt, Germany’s financial center, must ban highly-polluting, older diesel vehicles from the city center from next February as part of a plan to improve air quality, the country’s administrative court ruled on Wednesday. The decision by the court in Wiesbaden … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, Frankfurt, Germany
Leave a comment
Stuttgart to bring in city-wide diesel ban at start of next year
Close to 200,000 owners of older diesel cars will be impacted by a ban on diesel engines in the city centre of Stuttgart that was announced on Wednesday. The state government of Baden-Württemberg decided that the diesel ban would apply … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany
Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, Euro 6, Germany, Stuttgart
Leave a comment
Hamburg prepares for diesel driving ban with signs warning motorists
The city of Hamburg this week put up signs on its streets warning motorists of diesel restricted zones – an indication to residents that they are taking the diesel driving bans seriously. Limited diesel driving bans were introduced for two … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany
Tagged Air Quality, diesel exhaust fumes, Euro 6, Germany, Hamburg
Leave a comment
