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Air pollution increases hospital admission risk for autistic children, study suggests

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Research shows hospital admissions are linked to even short-term exposure, with boys more at risk than girls Autistic children face an increased risk of hospitalisation if exposed to air pollution for relatively brief periods, with boys more at risk than … Continue reading →

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Air pollution linked to deadly heart rhythm disorder

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Life-threatening arrhythmias are more common on days with highly polluted air, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 The study was conducted in patients with an implantable cardioverter … Continue reading →

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Mopping can create air pollution that rivals city streets

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Cleanliness may be next to godliness, but a new study suggests it could have an unexpected downside: A few minutes of mopping indoors with a fresh-scented cleaning product can generate as many airborne particles as vehicles on a busy city … Continue reading →

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Ozone pollution: Gas causes $63 billion damage per year to East Asian crops

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Rising levels of ground-level ozone in China and nearby countries are having a big effect on the yields of staple crops such as wheat, rice and maize Increasing concentrations of ground-level ozone in East Asia are causing ever more damage … Continue reading →

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Long term exposure to air pollution may heighten COVID-19 risk

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. The association was strongest for particulate matter, with an average annual rise of 1 µg/m3 … Continue reading →

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Air pollution: US wildfires now lead to air pollution events affecting millions

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

The simultaneous occurence of extreme levels of ozone and particulate matter have increased significantly in the past decade due to wildfires in the western US The area of the western US hit by the unusually high co-occurrence of two air … Continue reading →

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EU urban population exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

The majority of Europe’s population living in urban areas is exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, said the European Environment Agency on Tuesday. Over 90 percent of urban population is exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter, nitrogen … Continue reading →

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Air pollution still too high in most EU Member States

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Concentrations of key air pollutants remain too high in most European countries. According to the European Environment Agency’s official data, published today, most European Union (EU) Member States exceed at least one or more of the EU’s legal limits for … Continue reading →

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