An episode of ozone air pollution is expected this Thursday in around twenty departments in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-France and Grand Est regions. It is favored by sunny weather and high temperatures.
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The regional offices of Atmo, the approved association for monitoring air quality, indicate in press releases that ozone levels exceed the information and recommendation threshold in some twenty departments, due to hot weather and sunny weather.
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The departments concerned are: Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, Hauts-de-France, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines , Essonne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Vaucluse, Bouches-du-Rhône and the Rhône valley in Drôme.
The Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône prefectures and the Paris police headquarters have taken measures to preserve air quality. Maximum speeds from 90 km/h will be lowered by 20 km/h. Maintenance work is also suspended: it is forbidden to pass the mower, burn waste, use white spirit or paint.
These prefectures also advise in their decrees to limit the use of the car as much as possible, to limit intense physical and sporting activities outside. It is also recommended that vulnerable people give priority to “the shortest outings, those that require the least effort and to avoid going out in the afternoon”.