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Living with air pollution

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

People wearing smoke masks, children going stir-crazy indoors, families driving hours to find fresh air. Alarming as it is to some, unhealthy air enveloping the San Francisco Bay Area in recent days is all too familiar to millions of people … Continue reading →

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Deadly air pollution shortens lives by nearly 2 years – researchers

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution, caused largely by burning fossil fuels, is cutting global life expectancy by an average of 1.8 years per person, making it the world’s top killer, researchers said on Monday. The tiny particles ingested from polluted air shorten life … Continue reading →

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California air pollution due to wildfires exceeded world health standards by 60 times

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

The level of air pollution in California exceeded world “safe” levels by about 60 times last week after a series of deadly wildfires. Particulates in the air in some areas of the state reached levels as high as 1,500 micrograms … Continue reading →

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Deadly air pollution shortens lives by nearly two years: researchers

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution, caused largely by burning fossil fuels, is cutting global life expectancy by an average of 1.8 years per person, making it the world’s top killer, researchers said on Monday. The tiny particles ingested from polluted air shorten life … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution in cities damaging insects and ecosystems

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

High levels of pollution found in many of the world’s major cities are having negative effects on plants and insects, according to new research from the University of Sheffield. The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals that plants exposed to … Continue reading →

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12 stations flash red pollution alerts in central, southern Taiwan

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

AirVisual earth map of AQI levels in China and Taiwan Due to poor diffusion conditions and an accumulation of pollutants, the air quality in central and southern Taiwan is still poor with harmful levels of pollution reported in 30 air … Continue reading →

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Small-particle air pollution may raise glaucoma risk in some

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

In people who already have a genetic vulnerability, small-particle air pollution known as black carbon may raise the risk of developing glaucoma, a new study suggests. Researchers found that in older men with genetic variations that made them especially susceptible … Continue reading →

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Pollutionwatch: fireworks increase UK air pollution for several days

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Guy Fawkes events caused five days of particle pollution problems, reaching maximum levels in several locations This year, Guy Fawkes events caused five days of particle pollution problems. Fireworks caused increased air pollution on Friday and Saturday evening across the … Continue reading →

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