Posts Tagged ‘ Air Pollution ’

CAN brings you a new public service announcement about the health dangers of air pollution. Traffic fumes affect our hearts – triggering more heart attacks than drugs, alcohol and cigarettes – and damage the health of our children and the elderly. It is killing 3 people every day and causing 10 times as many...
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SCMP Howard Winn A recent report by Civic Exchange brings up questions as to why Hong Kong’s roadside air pollution has seen no improvements since “series of stringent measures” were implemented in 1990, especially when government figures paint a picture of dramatically declining pollutant levels. The report points out that an official figure, which...
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SCMP K.Y. Cheng A truck covered in black balloons was driven through Hong Kong Island and Kowloon yesterday to highlight lung damage caused by air pollution. It is part of a campaign by Clean Air Network, which claims more than 5,500 people have died as a result of air pollution in the past five...
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SCMP: Last week Shenzhen became the first Chinese city to put all-electric taxis into operation. The city officially launched 30 BYD battery-powered cabs manufactured in China. By 2012, the city government hopes the number of electric or hybrid vehicles on its streets will swell to 24,000 – including 2,500 electric taxis and 4,000 electric...
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Zhou Minhao, deputy director of Shanghai’s economics and information commission, said Shanghai aims to build 400 roadside charging points and seven to 10 large charging stations by year-end. The new charging stations were specifically designed for electric buses rather than private vehicles which require further preparation before market introduction. To date, Shanghai has more than 200,000...
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READ: For the first time, the American Heart Association says that air pollution can cause heart attacks Parents extremely dissatisfied and concerned about Hong Kong air pollution CAN released the results of its parent survey last week at a press conference led by Dr. Alfred Tam, Chairman of the Hong Kong Asthma Society. For...
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Translated from Ming Pao Dr. Cheung from HK Sanatorium and Hospital explained air pollution in recent years have turned the Spring mist “acidic” which is irritative and hazardous to eyes. Dr. Cheung also mentioned gaseous pollutants have bad impact on eyes; but the situation that pollutants being aggregated in liquid form (mist) and turned...
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Dirty air could hinder the performance of women in marathons, a new study finds. Linsey Marr of Virginia Tech evaluated marathon race results, weather data and air pollution concentrations for seven major U.S. marathons in cities such as New York, Boston and Los Angeles, where pollution tends to be highest.
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