Tag Archives: PM2.5

Air pollution: invisible health threat

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

How safe is the air that we breathe? The VW diesel emissions scandal has highlighted the issue of air pollution. The two pollutants which give most cause for concern are the toxic gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM2.5), … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), diesel exhaust fumes, dieselgate, King's College London, London, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, PM2.5, UK | Leave a comment

Paris’s first attempt at car-free day brings big drop in air and noise pollution

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Vehicle ban, applied to just 30% of French capital, showed encouraging results – but new report says nation has far to go Paris’s “day without cars” last week led to such a dramatic drop in both air and noise pollution … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France | Tagged Air Pollution, driving restrictions, France, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Paris, PM10, PM2.5, Smog | Leave a comment

Walking in side streets ‘reduces harm from air pollution’

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Walking in quieter side streets in London can reduce the amount of harm caused by diesel fumes, according to the latest study. A researcher used a hand-held monitor to measure levels of sooty black pollution while walking between Whitechapel and … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Black Carbon, diesel exhaust fumes, Health Effects of Air Pollution, London, PM2.5, Research, UK | Leave a comment

Air pollution linked to 3,500 deaths in Scotland

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

AIR pollution may be contributing to a larger number of deaths in Scotland than previously thought, according to environmental campaigners. Friends Of The Earth Scotland said there could be more than 3,500 early deaths from air pollution in Scotland every … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, PM2.5, Scotland, UK | Leave a comment

See China’s air pollution in real time

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Researchers at Berkeley have used Google Maps and new data on China’s air pollution to create a near real-time visualization of the country’s air quality. The online map is based on findings that the scientists published last month in the journal PLoS … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, China | Tagged Air Pollution, Beijing, China, PM2.5 | Leave a comment

Mapping the invisible scourge

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A new study suggests that air pollution is even worse than thought THE capital’s “airpocalypse”, the choking smog that descended on Beijing in the winter of 2012-13, galvanised public opinion and spooked the government. The strange thing is, though, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China | Tagged Air Pollution, Beijing, China, PM2.5 | Leave a comment

Indonesia air pollution: Tens of thousands of lives at risk from new coal plants

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Indonesian government’s plan to build 117 new coal-fired power plants could cause tens of thousands of premature deaths, according to a new analysis. Harvard University researchers say pollution from those coal power plants in the pipeline will put 21,200 lives at risk … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Asia | Tagged Air Pollution, Indonesia, NOx, PM2.5, Sulfur Dioxide SO2 | Leave a comment

Study shows PM1 air pollution is most harmful

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A recent study led by Chinese scientists shows a strong link between smaller air pollution particles and a range of serious health conditions. Scientists said the smaller the airborne particles, the more likely they are to cause illness, suggesting the … Continue reading →