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Desolation of smog: Tackling China’s air quality crisis

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Officials in China say they are confident green technology will help overcome the country’s notoriously polluted air. Apocalyptic scenes of dense smog have recently forced major cities including Shanghai and Harbin to virtually shut down. The capital Beijing is among … Continue reading →

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Air quality reaches unhealthy levels around Taiwan

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air quality in some parts of Taiwan has reached “unhealthy” levels due to relatively high concentrations of particulate matter brought in by a continental cold air mass, a government air quality monitoring website indicated Saturday. The Environmental Protection Administration’s … 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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Coal crackdown urged as air pollution breaches rise by 50% in Hunter Valley

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The New South Wales government has been urged to ensure all coal wagons and stockpiles are covered, and to reject plans for a new coal terminal in Newcastle, after figures showed a rise in air pollution in parts of the … Continue reading →

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5 Things to Know About Delhi’s Air Pollution

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

New Delhi has been engulfed in a dense blanket of smog – a mix of fog, car exhaust and manufacturing soot – in recent days. A look at what prompted skyrocketing levels of pollution and tips on how to get … Continue reading →

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Paris Put on Air-Pollution Alert as Cold Snap Traps Diesel Fumes

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Paris was put on an air-pollution alert today as cold weather entrapped diesel fumes, leading to the most severe smog in the French capital since 2007. The pollution index for the French capital reached the highest of five levels for … Continue reading →

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Eight Chinese cities fined for air pollution

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Local governments in eight cities in northeast China’s Liaoning Province have been fined a total of 54.2 million yuan (8.9 million U.S. dollars) for air pollution, the provincial department of environment protection said Tuesday. The fines, the first the provincial … Continue reading →

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Grim report on air pollution and how it affects children’s lungs

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

A new report shows alarming effects of air pollution on children’s lungs. We noted some preliminary findings of the report some weeks ago, but the report produced by Dr Hung Wing-tat’s team at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Department of … Continue reading →

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