Public advised to install modern fireplaces to reduce air pollution
People should install modern fireplaces and burn untreated wood to reduce air pollution, head of the labour department’s air quality section Chrysanthos Savvides said on...
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Dali parents to renew protest over air pollution
Parents and students of Dali primary school will hold another protest next week against air pollution from nearby industrial zones, it was announced on Thursday....
Sydney gasps for air as Australia bushfire smoke reaches record levels
The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever recorded on Friday as smoke from widespread bushfires...
Living in air-polluted Nicosia will cost residents on average a year of their lives
By Lizzy Ioannidou AN AVERAGE of one year is cut from the lives of every Nicosia resident due to high levels of air pollution, which...
Dali residents seek relocation of two factories
Residents of an area in Dali near two industrial units called on the government on Wednesday to offer compensation to the factory owners to relocate...
Mongolian air pollution causing health crisis – Unicef
Smog in the Mongolia‘s capital, Ulaanbaatar, is causing a public health crisis, especially among children, with treatment costs likely to put the cash-strapped country under increasing...
Traffic pollution tied to low-birth-weight risk
Air pollution, but not traffic noise, appears to be linked to an increased risk of having low-birth-weight babies, reports a new study from the UK....
UK seeks permission to delay air pollution report
The British government is seeking to delay publication of a report on tackling air pollution until September 15, breaking a court deadline for it to...
Paris drives old cars off its streets
Paris banned old, exhaust-belching cars from its streets on Friday in a war on air pollution that environmentalists hope will also drive dirty vehicles from...
WHO: air pollution one of the world’s biggest health crises
Air pollution in cities around the globe has reached such toxic levels that the world is confronting one of the “biggest public health issues” it...
China warns of widespread smog, Beijing issues second ‘red alert’
By Ben Blanchard China warned residents across a large part of its north on Friday to prepare for a wave of choking smog arriving over...
Hazardous smog hits Shanghai as China’s bad air spreads
Smog in Chinese metropolis Shanghai hit its highest level since January on Tuesday, prompting schools to ban outdoor activities and authorities to limit work at...
Around 140 people a year in Cyprus die prematurely from effects of air pollution, new research says
Every year around 140 people in Cyprus die prematurely from the effects of air pollution with 80 of the deaths due to the airborne desert...
Thousands fined as Paris curbs car use for a day (Updated)
By Andrew Callus Paris enforced the most drastic traffic curbs in 20 years on Monday, fining almost 4,000 drivers who tried the dodge them, but stopping...
Get ready for more dust
MORE dust is on its way and will continue to be present in the environment until the weekend. Kleanthis Nicolaides of the metrological department said...
High levels of dust in the air
THE Department of Labour Inspection has warned that there are high levels of dust in the atmosphere. At 10 am yesterday the average dust level...
