Follow Respro®
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:
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: Johannesburg
These areas have the worst air pollution in South Africa
While the main culprits may not surprise you, the bronze prize for pollution goes to a newcomer. The two regions in South Africa with the worst air pollution are repeat offenders and will not cause much surprise, but the area … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality
Tagged Air Pollution, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Sharpevill, South Africa, Three Rivers, Vaal Triangle, Vereeniging, Zamelda
Leave a comment
Midrand’s ‘airpocalypse’ a reality with toxic air
On an air pollution scale, anything between zero and 20 is safe to breathe. At 300 things are labelled ‘airpocalypse’. In Midrand, Gauteng, pollution levels regularly hit 1 000. Sipho Kings used data, a bicycle and a helicopter to see … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality
Tagged Air Pollution, airpocalypse, Johannesburg, Midrand, Nitrogen Oxide NO, PM10, PM2.5, South Africa, Sulfur Dioxide SO2
Leave a comment
Air pollution ‘kills 600,000′ in Africa every year
Every year, 600,00 people die prematurely from indoor air pollution in Africa, a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has revealed. According to UNEP, the continent’s reliance on the use of biomass for cooking, lighting and heating means that 90 … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality
Tagged Africa, Air Pollution, Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Lagos, Luanda, UNEP
Leave a comment
South Africa’s air pollution hotspots
According to statistics urban air pollution is linked to up to 2 million premature deaths world-wide each year. The World Health Organisation (WHO) air pollution database collected data on the outdoor (or ambient) air quality of 1600 cities from 91 … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality
Tagged Air Pollution, Johannesburg, South Africa, World Heath Organization (WHO)
Leave a comment
