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Smoking, air pollution major health threats in China
Chinese and international medical experts have warned that second-hand smoke and air pollution are among the major health threats in China. The scientists listed unhealthy diet, uncontrolled high blood pressure,environmental tobacco smoke and outdoor and indoor air pollution as the … Continue reading
‘Severe’ air pollution hits parts of Hong Kong
Roadside air pollution soared to dangerous levels in Hong Kong on Monday as the territory was affected by a continental air stream with high content of pollutants. At noon, air pollution indices taken at roadside monitoring stations hit a “severe” … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China
Tagged Air Pollution, Air Pollution Index (API), Causeway Bay, Foshan, Hong Kong, Jiangmen, Mong Kok, Zhaoqing
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Two Major Air Pollutants Increase in China
In the first three months of this year, levels of two major air pollutants increased by almost 30 percent here in the Chinese capital, over the same period in 2012, according to a report on Wednesday by a Chinese news … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China
Tagged Air Pollution, airpocalypse, Beijing, China, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, PM - Particulate Matter, PM2.5, Smog
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Shanghai to halt cement production when air pollution bad
Shanghai’s municipal government has announced that it will stop cement production when air pollution reaches ‘heavy’ or greater levels. The plan may affect at least three cement plants in the Shanghai area. The move follows a similar plan in Beijing … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China
Tagged Air Pollution, China, PM2.5, Shanghai, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Air Pollution Linked to 1.2 Million Deaths in China
Outdoor air pollution contributed to 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 2010, nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new summary of data from a scientific study on leading causes of death worldwide. Figured another way, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China
Tagged Air Pollution, Beijing, China, India, particulate pollution
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Air Pollution in Hong Kong: Restoring the Fragrant Harbour
Hazardous air pollution not only continues to plague much of China, but is now also stifling Hong Kong, the vibrant city whose Chinese name means “Fragrant Harbour.” Here is the view of Hong Kong that greeted me this weekend. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China
Tagged Air Pollution, Hedley Environmental Index, Hong Kong, NOx, PM10, Sulfur Dioxide SO2, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Worst air pollution in the world: Beijing, Delhi, Ahwaz, and Ulaanbaatar
I wake up and suck a bowl of charred asbestos through a dirty bong. Well, that’s what it feels like most winter mornings when I open the door of the fourth-floor New Delhi apartment that I currently call home. Fog-drenched … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, China, India, Middle East, USA & Canada, World News
Tagged Ahwaz, Air Pollution, Bakersfield, Beijing, Botswana, California, Central Valley, China, Delhi, Health effects of air pollution, Iran, Mongolia, New Delhi, Nitrogen Oxide NO, Ozone O3, Pakistan, PM10, San Francisco, Ulaanbaatar, USA, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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China’s nightmare scenario: By 2025, air quality could be much, much worse
China’s myriad plans to deal with pollution don’t look so promising. In a research note today, Deutsche Bank analysts gloomily conclude that, barring extreme reforms, Chinese coal consumption and increased car ownership will push pollution levels 70% higher by 2025. … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, China, PM2.5, Smog, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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No clearing the air over neighbor’s pollution
Pollutants from China and their resultant problems are nothing new to Japan. Acid rain, principally caused by high levels of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide in industrial pollutants, has been a concern for several decades. While Kyushu and western Japan … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Japan
Tagged Air Quality, China, Fukuoka City, Japan, Kyushu, Nanjing, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Sulfur Dioxide SO2, Tokyo, Xi'an
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Hong Kong Expects Very High Air Pollution Over Next Couple Days
The weather will continue to be “calm” and “air dispersion will remain poor,” causing the air pollution indexes in Hong Kong to be at very high levels in the next couple of days, the city’s Environmental Protection Department said in … Continue reading
