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Shipping air pollution causes 24,000 deaths a year in east Asia – study 

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Ship traffic is often overlooked compared to smog-producing cars and factories, but it has more than doubled off east Asia since 2005 A boom in shipping is aggravating air pollution in China and other nations in east Asia, causing thousands … Continue reading →

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Pearl River Delta governments axe cross-border air quality index

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Governments in the Pearl River Delta area have axed the decade-old regional air-quality index in favour of an online platform offering pollutant concentration readings that has been criticised as hard to understand. The Environmental Protection Department announced the change in … Continue reading →

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Breath of fresh air sought in tackling delta pollution

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau are going to work together to try to improve air quality in the Greater Pearl River Delta region. The three governments said in a joint statement yesterday that they have agreed on a plan to … Continue reading →

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