Diesel cars temporarily banned in Oslo to battle air pollution
Norway temporarily bans diesel cars in the center of Oslo, the capital, for two days this week in response to rising air pollution.
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Living closer to major road brings high risk of suffering dementia, new study suggests
Research published in the medical journal Lancet indicates that as many as 11% of dementia cases among people living up to 100 meters from a highway with significant traffic could be due to vehicle emissions as well as other pollutants
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Air Pollution Strikes Across Europe As 2017 Kicks Off
A quick snapshot of urban air quality around Europe on the first day of the new year reveals that cities such as Salzburg, Chamonix, Berlin, Amsterdam, Krakow, Madrid and Oslo all saw their citizens suffering severe air pollution.
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Air Pollution Tech Poised To Help Change Our Lives in 2017, says Blueair
International clean air specialist Blueair says new tech and growing awareness of the cradle-to-grave consequences of air pollution will help indoor air purification go mainstream in 2017
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High Velocity Cold And Flu Bugs In The Cloud Are Nothing To Sneeze At, Warns Blueair
A violent sneeze can spray clouds of fluids containing hundreds of viruses from a person’s nose and mouth that will travel up to eight meters (26.2 feet), according to MIT scientists, but an efficient air purifier with Hepa filter could help reduce the risk of infection, says air purification specialist Blueair.
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Blueair Helps Ensure Christmas And New Year Cookathons Don’t Leave Family And Friends Gasping For A Breath Of Clean Air
People planning to cook up a storm for family and friends in the kitchen during the festive season may want to make sure their kitchens are well ventilated to avoid creating poor indoor air quality.
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Blueair Sense+ air purifier rated one of the hottest home tech gadgets of 2016
The Blueair Sense+ air purifier has been ranked one of the top home gadgets of 2016 in India thanks in part to its hand gesture and app controls that elevate the sleekly-designed appliance to ‘geek-lust status’, according to reviewers.
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Pour assainir l’air des mauvais jours
Les études internationales ont démontré que les particules polluantes industrielles et des transports appauvrissent la qualité de l'air des villes du monde entier, avec des répercussions nuisibles sur la santé humaine. Mais si notre influence sur la pollution des rues est limitée, nous pouvons cependant créer des havres d'intérieur plus sains, explique Blueair.
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Turning bad air days into cleaner, healthier air days
International studies show city air quality is worsening all over the world due to airborne particles from transport and industrial emissions that also impact human health. But while most people are powerless to influence street-side pollution, it is within their power to create safer indoor havens, says Blueair, a world leader in innovating highly efficient air purifying solutions.
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La pollution atmosphérique tamise la Ville Lumière
Alors que la Ville Lumière européenne s’obscurcit sous un lourd manteau de pollution atmosphérique, les Parisiens sont aujourd'hui assidûment à l'écoute des prévisions quotidiennes sur la pollution de l'air, et sont amenés à éviter les activités physiques de plein air, et à sécuriser l'intérieur de leurs habitations.
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As Europe’s City of Light is dimmed by record heavy air pollution, Parisians need to check daily air pollution forecasts, avoid outdoor exercise and create safer indoor habitats
Parisians should make it a daily habit to check air pollution forecasts, avoid exercising or playing outside during high pollution alerts and create safe indoor air environments to avoid the consequences of breathing toxic air, says Blueair in response to news that the City of Light is under threat from increasing air pollution.
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Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens mayors agree to phase out diesel-powered cars and trucks by 2025 to help improve air quality
Blueair today said a decision by the mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens to clamp down on diesel fuel use is a significant step forward in tackling air pollution and traffic. Bengt Rittri, who has seen the company he founded 20 years ago become a world air purification leader, said he applauds every initiative that can help reduce the impact of air pollution on people's health.
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Tweet For Your Air Quality in India, Blueair Sponsors New Twitter Service For People Concerned About Bad Outdoor Air
Visiting or staying in Indian? Blueair has partnered with India's #Breathe on Twitter, allowing people to get near instant, real time live air quality updates in India's biggest cities with just a simple tweet!
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Blueair describes new UK study stating traffic pollutants provoke asthma in children as 'alarming'
Blueair has described a recently published UK study saying there is now sufficient evidence to link traffic pollution to development of childhood asthma as 'alarming'. The study harvested and analyzed data from some 41 epidemiological studies in a number of countries, including the USA, Sweden, Germany, Holland and Britain.
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Blueair CEO Bengt Rittri meets with Indian Transport and Highways Minister Mr. Nitin Gadkari, discusses clean air projects
India's Minister for Transport and Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari met with Blueair founder and CEO Bengt Rittri to discuss the company's newly-launched 'Clean air for everyone' program in India.
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Blueair Launches ‘Clean Air For Everyone’ Program With Donation Of 200 Air Purifiers To Schools In India's capital city, Delhi
Blueair has made an immediate donation of 200 Blueair air purifiers that will benefit the lives of around 10,000 school children in schools across Delhi, the Indian capital. Going forward, Blueair is studying ways to make the program sustainable by encouraging like-minded corporations interested in improving the health of school children to partner in joint air pollution battling programs.
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World Marks UN’s Universal Children’s Day
The world today celebrates Universal Children’s Day, a day recognizing the rights of children that was instituted by the United Nations in 1954.
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Blueair Marks World COPD Day 2016 With Appeal For More Awareness Of The Disease
Blueair has appealed on governments and health agencies worldwide to spead more awareness about the risks of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the ways the disease can be avoided or treated.
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Blueair smashes China’s Single Day Blowout Record
Stockholm, Sweden, October 15, 2016 – China’s Single Day blowout has been dubbed the world’s biggest shopping day and this year ‘s 11/11 was no exception with online retailers enjoying massive sales across every product category. Blueair, which helps millions of people worldwide breathe cleaner, healthier indoor air, smashed every previous sales record with its full of array of air purifiers flyin
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Blueair says new American study indicates HEPA air purifiers may help control kids asthma
Over 235 million children, women and men around the world suffer asthma. Now a new American report says that purifying indoor air may help children with asthma avoid attacks and that reducing exposure to pollutants and allergens may be as effective as medications in controlling the respiratory disease.
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