Tag Archives: World Heath Organization (WHO)

Invisible Killer Lurks in Iran’s Kurdish Cities

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

An invisible killer is claiming lives in Iranian Kurdistan, where the cities of Sanandaj and Kermanshah figure in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) top 10 worst cities in the world for air pollution. Sanandaj (Sina) and Kermanshah, where traffic jams … Continue reading →

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Emissions from diesel can damage children’s brains and increase the risk of autism and schizophrenia, scientists warn

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

An environmental report has blasted diesel cars – despite earlier government efforts to encourage drivers to switch from petrol to diesel. Separate research has also revealed that diesel fumes could cause children to develop autism and schizophrenia. Nitrogen dioxide, a … Continue reading →

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Malaysians Should Unite To Combat Air Pollution

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Tomorrow, the world will again observe Earth Hour, and a local green activist has urged Malaysians to unite and act to combat one of the deadly environmental issues, that is, air pollution. Prominent social worker Datuk Seri Ang Lai Soon … Continue reading →

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Air pollution killed seven million people in 2012: WHO

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution by sources ranging from cooking fires to auto fumes contributed to an estimated seven million deaths worldwide in 2012, the UN health agency has said. “Air pollution, and we’re talking about both indoors and outdoors, is now the … Continue reading →

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Choking to Death in Tehran

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

You can see the air in Tehran—a faintly acrid orange haze that obscures the towering mountains that ring the sprawling metropolis. The white marble facades of the city’s soaring cement buildings are covered with a thick layer of gray soot. … Continue reading →

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Riyadh in list of cities with worst air pollution

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Riyadh to get $186.6mn special needs medical city | New cement plant to be built in Riyadh | Downtown Riyadh set for massive redevelopment A report by the World Health Organization has included the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh in … Continue reading →

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Nine Chinese cities suffered more days of severe smog than Beijing

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Photographs of a smog-wreathed Tiananmen Square and the iconic headquarters of China Central Television dominated reports of Chinese pollution last year, but analysis shows nine other Chinese cities suffered more days of severe smog than the capital in 2013. The … Continue reading →

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China’s toxic air pollution resembles nuclear winter, say scientists

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Chinese scientists have warned that the country’s toxic air pollution is now so bad that it resembles a nuclear winter, slowing photosynthesis in plants – and potentially wreaking havoc on the country’s food supply. Beijing and broad swaths of six … Continue reading →

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