Tag Archives: World Heath Organization (WHO)

Beijing is not the only Asian city with lethal air pollution

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in Beijing has been described as “apocalyptic” this week with people choking their way through murky streets, short of breath and their eyes stinging from toxic air. But Beijing is just one of hundreds of cities, largely in … Continue reading →

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Exposure to outdoor air pollution: mapped by city

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in Beijing has reached a new high in the past few days. The World Health Organisation (WHO) warns that exposure to particulate matter increases the risk of many chronic and acute respiratory conditions in children and adults. The … Continue reading →

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Top tip if you’re going out in Beijing: don’t breathe

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

When it comes to air pollution, the long-suffering residents of Beijing tend to think they have seen it all. But this weekend, instruments measuring the levels of particulate matter in the city’s famously noxious air broke all records. The Beijing … Continue reading →

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Polluted Putney: fumes breach limit for the year… in January

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Harmful levels of traffic smog in “London’s most polluted high street” have already smashed annual limits just days into the year. Calm weather conditions have sent readings of nitrogen dioxide — linked to asthma and lung damage — soaring off … Continue reading →

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EU urged to crack down on pollution in ‘year of air’

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Poll reveals air quality is a key concern for the public as Defra and ClientEarth prepare for Supreme Court hearing Policy makers will today face renewed calls to introduce stronger measures to tackle poor air quality, as a survey reveals … Continue reading →

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Cooking up clean air in Africa: Reducing air pollution and meningitis risk in Ghana

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

They’re little more than a pile of burning sticks with a stewpot atop them. But these open fires or basic cookstoves have been linked to the premature deaths of 4 million people annually, many of them young children. Three billion … Continue reading →

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Air pollution closes Tehran elementary schools

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Once again heavy air pollution has clouded Tehran and other Iranian major cities; Officials say most of the pollution comes from vehicles on the congested roads of the rapidly growing metropolis of more than 13.5 million people, with a level … Continue reading →

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65% air pollution deaths in Asia: Study

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

Outdoor air pollution has been listed as one of the top ten killers in the world, with 65 percent of the air pollution deaths occurring in Asia and close to quarter of this in India, according to a study released … Continue reading →

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