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Almost all London boroughs failed EU air pollution limit for toxic NO2 gas

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Bromley and Sutton only two boroughs to meet limit set for nitrogen dioxide gas linked to respiratory health problems, data shows All but two of London’s boroughs are exceeding EU limits for a toxic gas linked to respiratory problems, ministers … Continue reading →

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Take Euston back route to avoid toxic fumes

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

PEDESTRIANS were today told they could cut exposure to toxic fumes by 65 per cent by avoiding Euston Road. A back-street route linking Euston and St Pancras stations was unveiled to encourage people to avoid one of the 50 most … Continue reading →

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London faces ‘secret pollution’ from refrigerated vans taking food to smaller stores

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

London’s residential neighbourhoods are being choked by “secret pollution” emitted by trucks delivering chilled food to the new generation of local supermarket convenience stores, according to a report. Many of the hundreds of daily deliveries of fresh fruit, vegetables, meat … Continue reading →

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Heathrow expansion risks deepening London’s air pollution crisis

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The UK government’s Airports Commission has recommended that a new runway at Heathrow should go ahead, but only with a legally binding commitment to control air and noise pollution. If the government decides to act on Howard Davies’ recommendation (and … Continue reading →

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Meet the conductor: London set to trial first all-electric doubledecker bus

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The first fully electric London doubledecker bus will enter service in October, as transport authorities try to reduce the capital’s air pollution levels. Transport for London said the Chinese-built bus would be the the world’s first purpose-built electric doubledecker. Until … Continue reading →

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London schools may be sued if pupils fall ill because of pollution

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Parent could sue London town halls for personal injury to their children for harm caused by toxic air at school, lawyers said today. They stressed that the longer the Government takes to meet EU limits on air pollution, the more … Continue reading →

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Air pollution: Delhi is dirty, but how do other cities fare?

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The WHO last week named India’s capital the worst of 1,600 cities for PM2.5 particles. What are the other measures of pollution, and do the experts agree? Last year, a study by the World Health Organisation found that Delhi had … Continue reading →

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All choked up: did Britain’s dirty air make me dangerously ill?

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Three months ago, a surgeon at Liverpool Heart and Chest hospital took a saw, ripped through my sternum, levered open my ribcage, cut into the aorta of my still-beating heart and stitched in a vein from my leg. The long, … Continue reading →

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