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“Canyon streets”, these arteries which amplify pollution

rtbf.be - In Paris, the average annual pollution of fine particles is three times higher than the threshold set by the WHO. There are also strong disparities within the capital. A phenomenon amplified by "canyon streets", narrow streets bordered by tall buildings which will retain pollution more easily...

Air Pollution In Paris: Do You Live In An Overexposed Zone? Explore The New Mapping

Paris Beacon - The Paris Balloon slowly rises above André-Citroën Park (XVe). Like every day, this tourist attraction, which also serves as a tool for measuring air quality, takes curious passengers 150 meters above the ground...

Paris has an improved air pollution map

nachedeu.com - “Atmospheric pollution is very heterogeneous and can present fluctuations of 1 to 5 during the day, depending on the areas of the Paris region” explains Jean-Baptiste Renard...

Immersion4 & Pollutrack: pioneering a greener and safer data centre ecosystem

DigitalInfra Network - Immersion4 & Pollutrack has announced an unprecedented technology partnership in the fields of energy conservation, datacenter efficiency and pollution detection of fine particles PM2.5 in ambient air...

COVID-19: new research shows a correlation between mortality peaks and air pollution

Teraz Srodowisko - A new scientific study by CNRS-Inserm confirms the correlation between peak mortality rates resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the level of fine particle pollution (PM2.5), reports the online journal Actu Environnement. The study results were published on July 29 this year. in Atmosphere magazine...

Parisian metro users exposed to excessive pollution, study warns

RFI - Commuters using Paris's underground system risk being exposed to high levels of fine particle pollution, a study has found. Transport company RATP contests the findings...

Pollution in the Paris metro: the stations with the worst air quality

Celebsnet.com- A journalistic investigation made it possible to classify the various metro stations in the capital according to their rate of fine particles in the air. Pollution which is involved in the death of at least 40,000 people, according to Public Health France...

Worrying levels of fine particles in the Paris metro

Time.news - At the beginning of April, Respire obtained from the Paris public prosecutor’s office the opening of a preliminary investigation targeting the RATP for “deception and unintentional injury” due to poor air quality inside the metro. A month and a half later, Tuesday May 23, this same association presented, with the team of the program “Vert de rage”, broadcast on France 5, new results confirming the seriousness of the situation...

New study worries about air pollution in Paris metro

Teller Report - Fine particle pollution in the Paris metro reaches values well beyond the standards recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) This fine particle pollution comes both from the polluted air in the streets, which ventilate the stations, and from the metro trains themselves, which create dust during braking...