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WHO study tags Baguio air as ‘most polluted’ in PH

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Local government officials led by Mayor Mauricio Domogan here have called for a review in the recent findings of the World Health Organization (WHO) that Baguio City’s air quality is more polluted compared to Manila and Cebu cities. This as … Continue reading →

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2014 New Year air pollution in Metro Manila is triple last year’s

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in Metro Manila after New Year celebrations this year was 3 times worse than the air pollution recorded on the same occasion last year, said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The agency found that the … Continue reading →

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Diesel-powered motor vehicles blamed for most of Philippines air pollution

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

More than 500,000 diesel-fueled jeepneys, buses, trucks and other vehicles in Metro Manila are responsible for about 70 percent of the total soot or black carbon emissions in the Philippines, according to Climate Change Commissioner Heherson Alvarez. In a speech … Continue reading →

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How birds are used to monitor pollution

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Common nesting birds may provide a convenient way to track environmental clean-up efforts. Nesting birds that feed on insects that hatch in lake or stream-bed sediments may make good biomonitors for pollution, says Thomas Custer of the US Geological Survey’s … Continue reading →

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