Tag Archives: PM10

Court reserves UK air quality ruling

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Supreme Court has reserved judgement on the UK’s breaches of EU air pollution laws. The government admits air quality laws will be breached in 15 regions until 2020. Londoners will have to wait until 2025 for pollution to enter … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, EU - European Union, European Commission, London, PM10, UK | Leave a comment

Brooklyn pleads for tough action on air pollution

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

For many decades an ill wind has blown in Brooklyn. The suburb, in Melbourne’s west, suffers from a level of air pollution caused by a nearby industrial estate north of Geelong Road that soars well above national health standards and … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Australia & Oceania | Tagged Air Pollution, Australia, Brooklyn, Melbourne, PM10 | Leave a comment

Valley’s air quality deteriorating

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The ministry of environment (MoE) has recently released a fresh data on air pollution. “Level of fine particles in the air with diameters less or equal to 10 micrometer is known as PM10. The national standard of pollutant PM10 is … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Asia | Tagged Air Pollution, Bhaktapur, ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Matchyagaun, Nepal, Patan, PM10, Putalisadak, respiratory diseases, Thamel | Leave a comment

Air pollution fifth leading cause of death in India: Study

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution is the fifth leading cause of death in India after high blood pressure, indoor air pollution, tobacco smoking and poor nutrition, with about 620,000 premature deaths occurring from air pollution-related diseases. Like China, India faces an unprecedented public … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, India | Tagged Air Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment's (CSE), China, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Gwalior, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, PM10, Raipur, West Singbhum | Leave a comment

Boris Johnson’s sticky pollution solution shown to be a £1.4m failure

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Boris Johnson has spent £1.43m “gluing” pollution from vehicles to London’s roads using a method that air-quality experts have found does not work. In 2010 Transport for London started a trial using dust suppressants – calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) – … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Boris Johnson, diesel exhaust fumes, King's College London, London, London Mayor, PM10 | Leave a comment

Krakow’s Air Quality Among the Worst in the World

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

It is impossible not to notice the thick smogs that periodically blanket Krakow, or to wonder what they are doing to your lungs, but even on seemingly clear days the city’s air is among the most polluted in Europe with … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe | Tagged Air Pollution, Krakow, PM10, PM2.5, Poland, World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

Air pollution increases chances of low birth-weight babies

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Sooty air pollution in towns and cities increases the chances of women giving birth to small babies, new research has shown. A study involving millions of births around the world found that higher pollution levels raised the risk of low … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Health Effects of Air Pollution, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, diesel exhaust fumes, Health Effects of Air Pollution, PM10, PM2.5 | Leave a comment

Exposure to outdoor air pollution: mapped by city

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in Beijing has reached a new high in the past few days. The World Health Organisation (WHO) warns that exposure to particulate matter increases the risk of many chronic and acute respiratory conditions in children and adults. The … Continue reading →