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Eleven countries exceed air pollution emission limits

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

The European Environment Agency has said that air pollutants are still being emitted above legal limits in the EU. Recent data from the EU Member States shows that a number of countries continued to breach their emission ceilings in 2012. … Continue reading →

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Cities go live with air quality updates

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Eighty-seven Chinese cities will begin releasing hourly updates on air quality from New Year’s Day, taking the total number doing so to 161, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced. Data will be collected from 449 monitoring stations across the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace: Bulgaria 1st in Europe by Air Pollution

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The highest in Europe air pollution with sulfur dioxide and fine dust particles per produced kWh of electricity has been registered in Bulgaria, according to the Bulgarian office of the international eco-organization Greenpeace. Greenpeace cited Monday their own research report. … Continue reading →

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Diwali celebrations: Delhi’s air quality worse than last year’s

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Many Delhiites felt that decibels levels on Diwali night were a shade lower than previous years, but the dense haze of near-choking pollution told a different story. Now the verdict is out. The PM 10 (coarse particles) levels this year … Continue reading →

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Air pollution ‘still harming Europeans’ health’

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution is still continuing to damage European citizens’ health and the environment, latest figures show. The European Environment Agency (EEA) listed tiny airborne particles and ozone as posing a “significant threat”. However, the authors said nations had significantly cut … Continue reading →

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Utah Air Quality

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Extremely poor air quality routinely suffered by nearly all Utahns who live in metropolitan areas has become a critical public health issue. As a result of its unique geography, prevailing weather patterns, which are feeling the effects of climate change, … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong air pollution linked to 1,600 premature deaths so far this year

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Deterioration in air quality through Hong Kong has been linked to 1,600 premature deaths throughout the first six months of 2013, according to new research from the Clean Air Network. The research found that air quality in Hong Kong was … Continue reading →

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British survey exposes ignorance of air quality challenge

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

When a London anti-pollution organisation polled British lawmakers about the greatest risks to public health, most MPs were wrong, ranking traffic accidents or heavy drinking ahead of air pollution as a leading killer of Britons. “The vast majority of over … Continue reading →

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