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Air pollution in India: Breathe uneasy

IN THE early hours of a January morning, all lanes of a motorway into Delhi are crammed with hundreds of rumbling lorries. These are brightly painted, with signs imploring overtaking drivers to “Honk please”. Every night immense convoys like this … Continue reading

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Decreases in short-term memory, IQ, and altered brain metabolic ratios in urban apolipoprotein ε4 children exposed to air pollution

Anew study by researchers at the Universities of Montana, Carleton, and North Carolina, and the Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, heightens concerns over the detrimental impact of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele — … Continue reading

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Beijing’s smog is increasingly toxic for China’s politicians

As Beijing faces the possibility of another ‘airpocalypse’ this winter, the Chinese people are more environmentally conscious and increasingly willing to protest against dangerous pollution The smog is back and the threat of another “airpocalypse” hangs heavy over Beijing. Late … Continue reading

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Bacon blamed for air pollution in northeast Sichuan

While experts point to car emissions and construction projects as the cause of China’s air pollution, a government official in Dazhou in Sichuan has laid the blame on smoked bacon. The city of Dazhou in Sichuan province has been plagued … Continue reading

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Delhi’s polluted air may force Obama to stay indoors

Amid reports that the US may curb President Barack Obama’s early morning schedule during his visit to Delhi later this month, air pollution monitoring agencies said the levels of ‘PM2.5’ or fine, respirable particles that get lodged in the lungs … Continue reading

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The Air We Breathe

Here at Respro® we decided to make an animation to keep you up to date with what’s going on with the air we breathe and how it can affect your health. On bad air days the Respro® mask can offer … Continue reading

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Air Pollution Set to Rise Drastically in Indian Cities

A new report today warned against vehicular pollution in the country, saying if the trend continues it will cause alarming rise of deadly Particulate Matter (PM), which is believed to pose the greatest health risk in the air. “If the … Continue reading

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Living with smoker ‘as bad as living in polluted city’

Non-smokers who live with a smoker are exposed to three times the officially recommended safe levels of damaging air particles, according to a study. The researchers found that living with smokers is the same as living in smoke-free homes in … Continue reading

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