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Delay tackling traffic fumes ‘costing Scots lives’

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

THE Scottish and UK governments have come under fire over their failure to act on deadly air pollution blighting cities and towns north of the Border. Environmental campaigners have hit out at ministers for delaying efforts to tackle the problem, … Continue reading →

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Scots cities ‘10 years behind on air quality’

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

MOST of Scotland’s cities will be ten years late when they finally meet a European air quality standard, according to environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth Scotland. The group said while a legal limit on the amount of nitrogen … Continue reading →

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Glasgow pollution levels unrecorded as equipment lies broken

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Campaigners say residents are at risk as levels of pollution in Glasgow go unrecorded when monitoring equipment breaks down. Environmental groups have warned that lives are being put at risk and are calling for urgent action to make sure pollution … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in Scotland ’caused 2,000 deaths’

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution may have been responsible for more than 2,000 deaths in Scotland in a single year, according to health professionals. Health Protection Scotland (HPS) said the highest number of deaths attributable to pollution in 2010 were in Glasgow (306) … Continue reading →

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Britain’s worst towns for air pollution revealed

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution levels in major UK cities have reached worryingly high levels and more should be done to combat ‘dangerous’ poor air quality, campaigners have warned. London, Manchester, Leicester, Liverpool and Birmingham all had at least five days last year … Continue reading →

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Glasgow most polluted city in the UK as Friends of the Earth Scotland warn on health risks of faulty monitoring equipment

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

GLASGOW was the most polluted city in the UK over the weekend. Hope Street recorded “very high” levels of pollution on Saturday and Sunday. And after it emerged that monitoring equipment was malfunctioning, Friends of the Earth Scotland warned that … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s ‘most polluted streets’ identified

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Friends of the Earth Scotland has published league tables which they claimed identify Scotland’s most polluted streets last year. Hope Street in central Glasgow is named as the area with the most serious nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution problem in the … Continue reading →

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Health fears over city air pollution

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Areas including Hope Street and Charing Cross are pockets of bad air which could have a long-term impact on people’s health. The Evening Times, working with environ-mental charity Friends of the Earth, identified hot spots where levels of the dangerous … Continue reading →

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