Tag Archives: Nitrogen Dioxide NO2

‘Older cars damaging attempt to reduce air pollution level in city’

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

RECESSION and older cars on the roads are helping to prevent air pollution levels in Nottingham from falling enough to meet legal standards, it is claimed. Although the EU has given the city until January 2015 to reduce nitrogen dioxide … Continue reading →

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National capital celebrates Diwali with less noise, more smoke

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

NEW DELHI: Diwali celebrations across the city this year were more quiet in comparison to last year but produced more air pollution due to weather conditions and use of more smoke-producing crackers. Environmentalists attribute the reduced noise pollution this year … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong fails to meet air quality targets for 25 years

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hong Kong has never met the air quality targets it adopted 25 years ago, according to an Audit Commission report released on Wednesday that reviewed the government’s efforts to improve air quality. The commission’s report found the concentration of two … Continue reading →

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High price of breathing polluted air: Energy production and transportation in the cross hairs

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

In America in 2012, according to the American Lung Association (ALA), the good news is that the air in many parts of the country has gotten cleaner. Credit improvement to Clean Air Act standards. The not-so-good news, meanwhile, is that … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution In Costa Rica Exceeds WHO Standard: Report

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in Costa Rica’s capital San Jose has exceeded the standard level set by the World Health Organisation(WHO) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a study said Tuesday. The concentration of atmospheric particulate matter, or PM2.5, in the … Continue reading →

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City coughs up for hi-tech sensors to track pollution

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Edinburgh is to become the first local authority area in Scotland to track levels of pollution hourly in a bid to cut down on harmful emissions. Environment chiefs are to install 20 advanced sensors along the A8 through Corstorphine – … Continue reading →

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India: Pollution monitoring station for Vyttila soon

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Kerala State Pollution Control Board will soon invite expressions of interest (EoI) from reputed companies to set up a continuous (online) ambient air quality monitoring station at Vyttila. The board hopes that the online ambient air quality monitoring station … Continue reading →

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Pollution blackspot never fully tested

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

THE true extent of pollution at the Air Balloon roundabout is unknown because it is not considered a major road, the Standard can reveal. A 2011 report found harmful Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels exceeded national air quality standards. But other … Continue reading →

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