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Successful bet for the “Para-PM”, before the decontamination of the Athletes’ Village

Environnement Magazine - The French SME "Aérophile" has developed an outdoor air purification device, called Para-PM. As part of an experimentation project in real conditions, 10 purifiers have been installed in the courtyard of the school "Victoire" in the 9th arrondissement of Paris since June 2023...

Pedestrianization works: 30% reduction in pollution in French regions

MinuteNews - En France, à l’instar de nombreux pays développés, la pollution de l’air est devenue de nos jours un vrai problème pour l’environnement et surtout par la santé humaine. Cependant, une récente étude sur la piétonisation des rues a donné des résultats satisfaisants...

Streets for schools reduce air pollution by up to 30% on average

Carfree.fr - The Respire and Airgones associations publish the first evaluation study of ten street developments at schools (pedestrianization around the school which can be accompanied by the partial or complete cessation of road traffic) and their impact on the quality of the air...

Pedestrianizing streets around schools can reduce air pollution by almost a third

Libération - The Respire and AirGones associations are publishing this Friday “the first evaluation study” of ten « streets for schools » developments and their impact on air quality in Paris and Bagnolet...

The streets for schools, it works!

Respire Association - Streets with schools reduce air pollution by up to 30% on average. The Respire and Airgones associations publish the first evaluation study of ten street developments in schools and their impact on air quality. The measurement campaign carried out in real time shows a downward effect on nitrogen dioxide concentrations of up to 30% on average...

Why does the metro expose us to fine particles

Techno-Science.net - Does taking the subway increase our risk of stroke? If some time ago, such an assertion might have seemed absurd, the studies carried out on the fine particle rates of the Paris metro now legitimize such a question...

In Paris, air pollution varies depending on the neighborhood

Le Figaro - A map of fine particles was produced with sensors installed on more than 4,000 electric vehicles over five years... (fr map)

In Paris, air pollution three times higher than WHO recommendations

BatiActu - A series of high spatial resolution maps were constructed from fine particle concentration data collected at 108 points in the capital. Air pollution is highest in the north-east of Paris...

What's that: the “canyon streets”, these pollution amplifiers in Paris

La Dépêche - In Paris, the average annual pollution of fine particles is three times higher than the threshold set by the WHO, according to a survey unveiled on the occasion of National Air Quality Day...