Tag Archives: Research

U.S. clean-air efforts stay on target

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

National efforts in the last decade to clear the air of dangerous particulate matter have been so successful that most urban areas have already attained the next benchmark, according to new research by Rice University. Atmospheric researchers at Rice studied … Continue reading →

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Air pollution from traffic increases odds of hospital readmission for asthma

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Higher exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) dramatically increases the odds of readmission to the hospital for asthma — but only for white children, according to a new Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center study. The study shows that white children … Continue reading →

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US races ahead of targets to reduce air pollution, study finds

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

US efforts over the last 10 years to clear the air of dangerous particulate matter have been so successful that most urban areas have already attained the next benchmark, according to new research by Rice University. Atmospheric researchers at Rice … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Linked to Gene Mutations in Babies

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Poor air quality is bad for everyone. However, air pollution is especially bad for babies, because it has been proven to cause irreversible gene mutations while in utero. These mutations can greatly diminish the child’s capacity to learn and develop … Continue reading →

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Africa’s air pollution underestimated in climate change models

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Human activity in Africa significantly contributes to air pollution. However, no detailed data regarding country-by-country pollutant emissions in the continent was available until now. To remedy this, a joint French-Ivory Coast team headed by the Laboratoire d’Aérologie (CNRS / Université … Continue reading →

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Strawberry plants measure air quality

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In Antwerp, researchers of the AIRbezen project are using strawberry plants to measure the amount of fine dust in the city. It’s the first time this kind of bio-monitoring has been applied on such a large scale. The initiative is … Continue reading →

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Air pollution lowers sperm quality

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

MEN, TAKE HEED: living in the city could be harming your fertility. That is the finding of a recent study published in the journal Environmental Pollution, which analysed semen samples from more than 1,300 men in China. The study, led … Continue reading →

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Air pollution may lead to brain cancer

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

A team of researchers is set to conduct a study to determine if several potentially toxic compounds that exist in polluted air are capable of entering the brain from the bloodstream and causing brain cancer. The research by scientists at … Continue reading →

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