Tag Archives: Israel

Environmentalists: Air pollution can be curbed if Israel implements more efficient transportation

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Transitioning to a more efficient transportation structure could save Israelis billions of shekels and prevent enormous amounts of pollution annually, the founders of an air pollution monitoring app have concluded. Seemingly minor changes like optimizing traffic flow, filling buses to … Continue reading →

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Tel Aviv deputy mayor calls for swift action against air pollution from transportation

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In light of the air pollution plaguing dense urban areas like Tel Aviv, the deputy mayor of the municipality has appealed to the environmental protection and transportation ministers for urgent solutions to this public health hazard. “Transportation is a major … Continue reading →

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Air pollution levels spike following Lag Ba’omer

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Following two days of Lag Ba’omer bonfires, most air pollution monitoring stations throughout the country recorded markedly increased concentrations of respirable particles, the Environmental Protection Ministry reported on Monday. Respirable particle concentrations achieved peak levels between 9 p.m. on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Dusty wind storms bring air pollution, shut down Sde Dov Airport

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

An onslaught of dusty windstorms on Sunday led the Environmental Protection Ministry to issue severe air pollution warnings and prompted the Airports Authority to close down Sde Dov Airport. As a result of a depression over the Eastern Mediterranean, heavy … Continue reading →

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Very good air quality levels on Yom Kippur across Israel

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

As cars disappeared from the roads and bicycles sailed through the highways instead, air quality levels were very good throughout Yom Kippur, the Environmental Protection Ministry reported on Sunday. The plunge in air pollution was particularly prominent in the big … Continue reading →

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Worst sandstorm in four years engulfs Israel as heavy air pollution recorded across country

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Heavy haze from sandstorms in the Negev area engulfed most parts of Israel on Monday, limiting visibility to approximately a kilometer. Conditions are expected to improve on Monday evening. The Environment Ministry issued a statement warning of high levels of … Continue reading →

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Israeli green groups furious at Health Ministry for backtracking on Haifa air pollution

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Environmentalists were outraged on Thursday over the Health Ministrys decision that Haifa should not, after all, be declared an “area suffering from air pollution,” terming it “bizarre” and “a sorry joke. “The ministrys decision not to declare Haifa polluted under … Continue reading →

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