Tag Archives: Nitrogen Dioxide NO2

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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Joggers told to avoid certain London City streets due to air pollution

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The City of London have issued a new alert system to warn joggers to exercising in areas where air levels are unsafe. Due to potentially toxic levels of air pollution in several areas around the city, joggers are being warned … Continue reading →

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London’s toxic air ‘has already caused over 1,300 premature deaths this year’

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

More than 1,300 Londoners have already died prematurely due to toxic air so far this year, campaigners warned today. The shocking death toll includes over 60 estimated fatalities linked to “killer” pollution in Barnet, Croydon and Bromley, and more than … Continue reading →

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Breastfeeding protects against environmental pollution

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Living in a city with a high level of vehicle traffic or close to a steel works means living with two intense sources of environmental pollution. However, a study indicates that the harmful pollution particle matter and nitrogen dioxide disappears … Continue reading →

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Air pollution risk: beyond breathing problems

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Swiss and German researchers have found that air pollution may impair cognitive function directly – independently of respiratory effects. Scientists already know that air pollution can harm lungs, and that breathing problems, in turn, can cause cognitive deficits. But if … Continue reading →

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The Air We Breathe

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

When you think of air pollution you may imagine smog filled cities from bygone times, but today our air quality has reached dangerous levels. Much of this pollution is from the dash for diesel and it’s now landed our Government … Continue reading →

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Pollutionwatch: A deadline missed, with deadly consequences

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

April’s Supreme Court ruling on air quality means that the government must make new plans to meet European Limits for nitrogen dioxide. These limits were set in 1998 to be achieved by 2010, giving us 12 years. Not only have … Continue reading →

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Town Hall must act quickly to combat ‘illegal’ air pollution, say cycle campaigners

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

CYCLING campaigners have called on the Town Hall to take immediate steps to reduce motor traffic in a bid to combat “illegal” levels of air pollution. Islington Cyclists’ Action Group (ICAG), which carried out research with the activist lawyer group … Continue reading →

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