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A new web service has been launched which will allow people to check the quality of air in Westmeath.

been launched which will allow people to check the quality of air in Westmeath.

The 'Health and Wellbeing' members of the Foróige Knocknacarra Youth Development have launched a new air freshener which they have created to highlight the issue of passive smoking in cars. This project was done as part of the X-HALE Youth awards, an initiative created by the Irish Cancer Society which has set out to encourage young people to address the issue of smoking in their own communities.

New research initiated by teams at NUI Galway and the University of Helsinki has revealed that the true rate of global warming caused by greenhouse gases has been masked by the cooling effects of tiny airborne particles. According to the research these atmospheric aerosols — also known as particulate matter — form reflective haze and cloud layers which lead to an aerosol cooling effect. However new technologies and stricter environmental controls will see that effect reduced in the years ahead.

Our health is our wealth. Poor indoor air quality can lead in many ways to our health being compromised, however Drimaster — a positive input ventilation system — is a unique product that improves air quality in one’s home.

The Drimaster, positive input ventilation system is a unique product that improves air quality in one’s home. The west of Ireland has the highest humidity and moisture levels in Europe. This contributes to the unpleasantness of a build up of condensation and mould in our homes. The Drimaster, will reduce the air moisture content to a healthy 50 to 60 per cent thus improving air quality. Mould and condensation becomes a thing of the past within weeks.

It is not too late to give up smoking for Lent and with www.giveupsmoking.ie you can create your own quit plan and start saving for that special treat.

A new study to measure air pollution in homes is to be undertaken in Galway.

Audi is pioneering the introduction of the world’s cleanest diesel technology in Q7 SUV models that help to rid the air of Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions, regarded by many as being dramatically more harmful to humans than Carbon Dioxide (CO2).

Audi showcased the world’s cleanest diesel engine technology at the Frankfurt International Motor Show