Tag Archives: Sulfur Dioxide SO2

The quality of air you breathe in Chennai is worse than in Delhi

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Chennai had the highest proportion of ‘severe’ days based on AQI Official air quality data for the first half of this year shows that while Delhi does indeed face high levels of air pollution, Kanpur, Varanasi and Chennai are worse … Continue reading →

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European air pollution exceeds legal limits

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The human toll for poor air quality is worse than for road traffic accidents, with air pollution responsible for more than 400,000 premature deaths in the EU each year. (Source: European Environment Agency – EEA). Read on to find out … Continue reading →

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Many European countries’ air pollutant emissions above legal limits

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollutant emissions in the EU continue to exceed legal limits, according to a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) published today. Preliminary data for 2013 shows that ten EU Member States exceeded one or more of their emission … Continue reading →

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Calls grow for full fossil fuel reckoning

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

From the International Monetary Fund to doctors, voices calling out the fossil fuel industry over its health costs are becoming louder – and more numerous. But a lot depends on the definition of “cost.” Six major European energy companies have … Continue reading →

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Weak EU air pollution standards risk thousands of lives, says report

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Weak draft EU rules for coal plant emissions could result in 71,000 deaths and €52bn (£37bn) of health costs across Europe in the decade to come, according to new research published on Wednesday. A Greenpeace investigation earlier this year found … Continue reading →

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Air pollution code gets revamped first time since 1975

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed seven different pieces of legislation into law last week, including a law updating New York City’s air pollution control code that was sponsored by Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton). Richards, also the chairman of the Environmental … Continue reading →

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8 air pollutants destroying the atmosphere

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Back in school, you’ll have learned that the air in our atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen, at 78%, and oxygen, at 21%, with a number of other trace gases. It’s to these trace gases we’re looking today – more … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart, München, Hamburg – Die schmutzigste Luft Deutschlands

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Zu viel Feinstaub in Stuttgart, zu hohe Stickoxid-Werte in München: In vielen deutschen Städten werden die gesetzlichen Grenzwerte überschritten. Wo ist die Luft besonders dreckig? Der Überblick. Dreckige Luft schadet der Gesundheit – sie kann auf Dauer sogar tödlich sein, … Continue reading →

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