Tag Archives: HAZE

How do fire emissions from industrial plantations affect air quality in Equatorial SEA?

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Researchers have combined satellite observations with atmospheric modelling to calculate how fires associated with industrial concessions in the Sumatra and Kalimantan regions of Indonesia affect air quality across Equatorial Asia. The findings, published today in the journal Environmental Research Letters, … Continue reading →

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Haze from Canadian wildfires spreads across many US states

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Large wildfires raging across Canada have contributed to a smoky haze lingering above the Western U.S., blazes fueled by the familiar hot, dry conditions that have turned much of the region into a tinderbox. The smoke has caused spectacular red … Continue reading →

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Air quality here still ‘moderate’

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air quality has worsened slightly in Singapore and parts of Malaysia. In Singapore, the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hit 79 at 12pm yesterday, up from 64 at 6am. As of 7pm, it was 67. The 24-hour PSI reading … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Running in Haze

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

When I moved to Singapore in 2010, I knew little about haze and air pollution in general; I’d moved from London where the air wasn’t all that great either.  In September 2010, we started to hear many residents of Singapore talking about … Continue reading →

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South-East Asian haze increases risk of respiratory mortality

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Research has shown a significant association between haze events in South-East Asia and mortality rates caused by respiratory illness on the west coast of peninsular Malaysia. Research has shown a significant association between haze events in South-East Asia and mortality … Continue reading →

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Singapore’s air pollution rises to unhealthy level

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Singapore’s air pollution hit levels classified “unhealthy” on Friday, the government’s National Environment Agency said on its website. (www.haze.gov.sg) The 3-hour Pollution Standards Index (PSI) in the city-state rose to 102 at 4 p.m. local time (0800 GMT). A PSI … Continue reading →

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Singapore Air Pollution Poses Foreign Policy Dilemma

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

If lawyer Jaya Gurunathan wakes up with a sore throat, he often knows the cause right away: the “haze.”  Singapore blames the hazy air pollution that sometimes blankets the city on fires in the less regulated countries that surround it. … Continue reading →

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PSI slips into ‘unhealthy’ range

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Republic’s air quality worsened on Wednesday Oct 8 evening, as the three-hour Pollutants Standard Index PSI hit the ‘unhealthy’ range at 6pm with a 3-hour PSI reading of 102. The 3-hour PSI reading rose to 105 as of 7pm … Continue reading →

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