Tag Archives: UK

Upper Holloway school makes shocking air pollution discovery

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Islington youngsters have discovered that air pollution outside their school is more than double the limit set by the European Union. Pupils from St John’s Upper Holloway Church of England Primary School found streets in the area regularly had nitrogen … Continue reading →

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London air pollution ‘dangerously high’

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution from traffic and industry is dangerously high in east London, according to tests by local “citizen scientists”. Local environment groups placed 36 diffusion monitoring tubes on structures close to parks, bus stops, busy roads and in residential areas, … Continue reading →

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Killer air worse than ever before as pollutants linked to birth defects

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Experts believe poor air quality contributed to 29,000 deaths in the UK in 2008, with 4,300 in London. Critics of air control measures say the public is being duped into thinking the air is getting cleaner when they argue that … Continue reading →

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London air pollution level hits startling high

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

London’s air pollution level is so high that it will exceed acceptable standards, set by the UN, in several years. Thirty thousand people die from air pollution every year. To improve air quality in the UK’s capital, the authorities call … Continue reading →

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Air pollution on Truro road is far worse than central London

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

A NOTORIOUS traffic bottleneck in Truro has the worst air quality in Cornwall – with pollution levels higher than London’s West End. The Highertown road going from County Hall to the Royal Cornwall Hospital has pollution levels nearly two and … Continue reading →

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Take a deep breath – and worry

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Stand next to a busy road and a typical half litre breath can contain around a million tiny pollution particles, many with diameters smaller than the wavelength of light. Fortunately, most of these are breathed straight back out again but … Continue reading →

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London school air pollution webpage launched

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

A webpage showing the proximity of schools in the capital to roads with high levels of traffic has been launched by London Assembly member Jenny Jones in a bid to increase public awareness of air quality. The ‘how polluted is … Continue reading →

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London’s worst performing boroughs for air pollution revealed

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Three quarters of main roads in London have illegal levels of air pollution. The figures have been released by London Assembly Green Party Member Jenny Jones and show all of Camden’s main roads break the European legal limits for nitrogen … Continue reading →

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