Tag Archives: World Heath Organization (WHO)

Breathing poison in the world’s most polluted city

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Saharan dust, traffic fumes and smog from Europe may be clogging up London’s air at present – and causing alarm in the newspapers – but in the world’s most polluted city London’s air would be considered unusually refreshing. That city … Continue reading →

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Move over Beijing, New Delhi has the world’s worst air pollution

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

New Delhi has been dubbed the worst city for air pollution on Earth. According to air quality levels measured in 2014 by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1,600 different cities around the globe, the Indian capital city of New … Continue reading →

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India launches air quality index to give pollution information

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

India has launched its first air quality index, to provide real time information about pollution levels. The index, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will initially monitor air quality in 10 cities. Last year the Environmental Preference Index ranked India … Continue reading →

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Eiffel Tower shrouded in smog as Paris pollution spikes

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Eiffel Tower disappeared behind a brown smog on Wednesday as Paris and much of northern France suffered a spike in pollution. “The pollution levels are consistent. If we don’t go over the alert level, we won’t be far away,” … Continue reading →

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Carotid artery stenosis: Air pollution connected with narrowing of the arteries

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

People living in areas with more air pollution face a greater risk of carotid artery stenosis, a narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the brain, according to new research. Carotid artery stenosis, which results when fatty substances build … Continue reading →

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Air pollution cost men sperm count

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Small quantities of chemicals as a result of air pollution inhaled by men in developing countries Including Uganda interfere with their ability to father children, researchers have said. Prof Shem Wandiga, a researcher at the University of Nairobi said the … Continue reading →

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The Man Measuring Mexico City’s Air Quality Is Part Planner, Part Meteorologist

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Armando Retama Hernandez can cite the daily changes in Mexico City’s air quality like a baseball fan remembering a season’s stats. To explain the pattern of pollution, Retama, who’s the city’s director of atmospheric monitoring, opens his laptop to consult … Continue reading →

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Clean Air and Healthy Lungs: How to Better Tackle Air Pollution

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

When you hear about deadly air pollution, your mind is likely to turn to smog filled cityscapes and congested highways. Cities in India and China have become iconic for air pollution challenges and the health impacts they bring. But city-dwellers … Continue reading →

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