Tag Archives: King’s College London

Air pollution: a dark cloud of filth poisons the world’s cities

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The number of annual deaths caused by pollution around the world is now greater than malaria and HIV combined, according to a recent study, with scientists warning that fatalities could reach 6 million a year by 2050 During these cold … Continue reading →

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Shock figures to reveal deadly toll of global air pollution

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

World Health Organisation describes new data as ‘health emergency’, with rising concern likely to influence decision over Heathrow expansion The World Health Organisation has issued a stark new warning about deadly levels of pollution in many of the world’s biggest … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Cardiff, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Edinburgh, European Environment Agency (EEA), HAZE, King's College London, London, Manchester, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

London takes just one week to breach annual air pollution limits

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Parts of the capital have already breached EU hourly limits for nitrogen dioxide pollution which causes thousands of premature deaths each year London has already breached annual pollution limits just one week into 2016, and only weeks after the government … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, King's College London, London, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Oxford Street, PM2.5, Putney, Swffryd, UK, Wales | Leave a comment

The lethal effects of London fog

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

After the Great Smog of 1952 killed up to 12,000 Londoners, the country cleaned up its act. But today, pollution of another kind may be just as insidious – and almost as lethal. Imagine smog so thick that you can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Clean Air Act 1956, CO2 emissions, diesel exhaust fumes, Euro 6, Inversion, King's College London, London, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, NOx, Oxford Street, pea souper, PM2.5, Smog, The Great Smog, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) | Leave a comment

Where is the world’s most polluted city?

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Outdoor air pollution kills 3.3 million people, mostly in cities, every year. That’s more than HIV, malaria and influenza combined – yet the sparse coverage of official data means many cities are not even monitored Every day, hundreds of millions … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, Mongolia, World News | Tagged Africa, Air Pollution, Beijing, Canada, China, Delhi, Egypt, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, King's College London, Lagos, Lanzhou, Latin America, London, Mongolia, Oxford Street, Pakistan, PM2.5, South Africa, UK, Ulaanbaatar, Ulan Bator, USA, World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

Revealed: The inner London schools where children breathe toxic air

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Nearly one in four school children in London are being forced to breathe air so filthy that it breaches EU legal limits, a shock report warned today. In findings which will alarm many parents, it was revealed that 328,000 pupils … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Barnet, Camden, Chelsea, Enfield, Hackney, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Hounslow, Kensington, King's College London, Kingston, Lambeth, London, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Richmond, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, UK, Westminster | Leave a comment

The Return of London’s Fog

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

IN January, researchers at King’s College London announced that pollution levels on Oxford Street, in central London, had exceeded limits set for the entire year in just the first four days of 2015. Similarly alarming numbers have been recorded for … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, Clean Air Act 1956, coal fires, Inversion, King's College London, London, London Mayor, Oxford Street, pea souper, Sulfur Dioxide SO2, UK | Leave a comment

Air pollution: invisible health threat

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

How safe is the air that we breathe? The VW diesel emissions scandal has highlighted the issue of air pollution. The two pollutants which give most cause for concern are the toxic gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM2.5), … Continue reading →