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Bad air quality along Utah’s Wasatch Front causes more than 200 pneumonia cases each year

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution erodes the health of adults over age 65, a population particularly vulnerable to the effects of pneumonia. Air pollution trapped by winter inversions along Utah’s Wasatch Front, the state’s most populated region, is estimated to send more than … Continue reading →

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Bad air quality along Utah’s Wasatch Front causes more than 200 pneumonia cases each year

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution trapped by winter inversions along Utah’s Wasatch Front, the state’s most populated region, is estimated to send more than 200 people to the emergency room with pneumonia each year, according to a study by University of Utah Health … Continue reading →

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Utah air quality is getting worse and worse, thanks to wildfires in the north 

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality has worsened rapidly across the Wasatch Front in recent days, leading state regulators to warn Utahns against prolonged exertion outdoors. With huge wildfires burning across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Canada, the northern Utah counties of Box Elder … Continue reading →

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Smog and pollen: Double-whammy for 127 million Americans

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

About 40% Americans live in counties where a “double whammy” of unhealthy levels of smog and ragweed pollen — both tied to climate change — combine to threaten respiratory health, a Natural Resources Defense Council report released Tuesday finds. “Today, 127 million Americans live … Continue reading →

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Utah lawmakers push for plan to improve poor air quality 

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

A bipartisan group of Utah lawmakers announced plans Thursday for a series of environmental proposals to fix the state’s poor air quality, which was so bad in the Salt Lake City area this week that some students were prevented from … Continue reading →

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Salt Lake City currently has worst air quality in US

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City currently has the worst air quality in the country, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow.gov.Salt Lake City is followed by Franklin, Idaho, and then Napa, California, when it comes to poor air Tuesday.The … Continue reading →

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Air quality in Salt Lake County reaches red level

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

The air quality in Salt Lake County has reached red levels, according to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. UDEQ bumped the air quality level into the “red” zone Wednesday afternoon, meaning the following people should limit outdoor activities or … Continue reading →

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What does inversion mean for you health? 

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

It happens in Utah every year in the winter – inversion. Even though it only affects Utah a few months every year, what does this mean for your health? The Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment said it’s estimated that … Continue reading →

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