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Living near busy road stunts children’s lung growth, study says

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Research reveals that living in proximity of traffic increases risk of lung cancer by 10% Living near a busy road stunts lung growth in children and increases the risk of lung cancer, research has revealed. The analysis by King’s College … Continue reading →

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Scores more heart attacks and strokes on high pollution days, figures show

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

Data reveals acute impact on people’s health and the strain it puts on emergency services Scores of children and adults are being rushed to hospital for emergency treatment on days of high pollution in cities across England, figures show. Each … Continue reading →

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Barcelona port is worst in Europe for cruise ship air pollution

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

City tops list of 50 European ports for both sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions The port of Barcelona, a city already overwhelmed by mass tourism, has topped a list of 50 European ports for the amount of air pollution … Continue reading →

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Pollutionwatch: fireworks increase UK air pollution for several days

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Guy Fawkes events caused five days of particle pollution problems, reaching maximum levels in several locations This year, Guy Fawkes events caused five days of particle pollution problems. Fireworks caused increased air pollution on Friday and Saturday evening across the … Continue reading →

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Luxury cruise liners ‘have worse air pollution than Piccadilly Circus’

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Some come with 10-storey slides, running tracks and private gyms while one boasts as many trees as a small city suburb. But the luxury ocean liners luring record numbers of tourists on to round-the-world cruises may not be as healthy … Continue reading →

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‘The car is ingrained into people here’: West Midlands faces air pollution crisis 

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Region contains five of top 10 hotspots outside London for dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution The West Midlands is one of the worst hit areas outside the capital for illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution but many don’t seem … Continue reading →

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‘No way’ of monitoring Southampton docks air pollution 

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Southampton, the biggest cruise port in Britain, has no way of monitoring air pollution generated by emissions from the largest ships in the world. A BBC investigation reveals Southampton docks does not monitor its air pollution rates, despite the city … Continue reading →

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Glasgow breaches WHO air pollution safety levels 

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Glasgow has been named among 11 urban areas in the UK and Ireland which have breached air pollution safety levels. The city featured in the data published by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The health body warned poor air quality … Continue reading →

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