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Air pollution in Scotland ’caused 2,000 deaths’

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution may have been responsible for more than 2,000 deaths in Scotland in a single year, according to health professionals. Health Protection Scotland (HPS) said the highest number of deaths attributable to pollution in 2010 were in Glasgow (306) … Continue reading →

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Glasgow most polluted city in the UK as Friends of the Earth Scotland warn on health risks of faulty monitoring equipment

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

GLASGOW was the most polluted city in the UK over the weekend. Hope Street recorded “very high” levels of pollution on Saturday and Sunday. And after it emerged that monitoring equipment was malfunctioning, Friends of the Earth Scotland warned that … Continue reading →

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Labour calls for action on air pollution after targets missed

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Scottish Government should set out a clear timetable for tackling air pollution, Labour has said. The party is using its debating time at Holyrood to highlight the problem. Labour members will call on the Government to work closely with … Continue reading →

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Should I be worried about air pollution?

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

I wasn’t about for the great smog of 1952, but naturally I’ve heard a lot about this fabled pea-souper. There’s a suggestion we’ve moved on from air pollution, that we’ve somehow solved it. Not so. We might not have smog, … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s ‘most polluted streets’ identified

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Friends of the Earth Scotland has published league tables which they claimed identify Scotland’s most polluted streets last year. Hope Street in central Glasgow is named as the area with the most serious nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution problem in the … Continue reading →

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Health fears over city air pollution

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Areas including Hope Street and Charing Cross are pockets of bad air which could have a long-term impact on people’s health. The Evening Times, working with environ-mental charity Friends of the Earth, identified hot spots where levels of the dangerous … Continue reading →

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Dangerous air pollution levels ‘being kept hidden’

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

DANGEROUS levels of air pollution posing a threat to public health have been discovered in Musselburgh amid claims the extent of the problem has been kept hidden by authorities. Vehicle emissions breach World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, prompting experts to … Continue reading →

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Plans to tackle Crieff’s air pollution

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

One of Scotland’s most popular visitor destinations has been identified as the nation’s latest air pollution hotspot. Crieff is different from any other small town in Perth and Kinross in that it has a trunk road running right through its … Continue reading →

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