Saturday, March 21, 2015

Pollution alert on Ile-de-France – Les Echos

The particles in pollution episode will persist Saturday and Sunday in the Ile-de-France, announces Airparif.

The particles in pollution episode will persist Saturday and Sunday in the Ile-de-France, announces Airparif, the body responsible for monitoring the air quality in the region.

Saturday, the alert threshold for the particle concentration could be exceeded, indicates Airparif the 5th day of the occurrence of pollution affecting the capital and the Paris region. Airparif originally planned today a single exceedance of the information threshold (50 micrograms per m3) and not the alert threshold (80 micrograms / m3) for Sunday particle concentration should drop but still exceed the threshold information, according Airparif.

Controversy over alternating traffic

And EWhen pollution continues to suffocate the Ile-de-France, arms passes between political multiply. And it was the turn of Ségolène Royal this morning that explains in an interview with Le Parisien that he “should have put in place free travel earlier and organize information actions”. “It’s not just alternating traffic as a solution. Everyone must make an effort, “she added, clearly targeting the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo requesting the alternating traffic since Wednesday. “The Parisians can take public transportation without me having to make orders, impose prohibited. This must also go through the citizenship, “added the minister.

Anne Hidalgo, it directly to the Prime Minister Manuel Valls. In a letter addressed to him on Friday and Saturday made public, the mayor of Paris requests a change of regulation to simplify and automatic implementation of alternating traffic in case of pollution peak, in a letter to Manuel Valls Friday and Saturday made public.

Possible exceeded the alert threshold Saturday Ile-de-France

The alert threshold for particle concentration could be exceeded Saturday Airparif indicates, the body responsible for monitoring the air quality in the Ile-de-France, the 5th day of the episode pollution that affects the capital.
Airparif had originally planned a single exceedance of the information threshold (50 micrograms per m3) and not the alert threshold (80 micrograms / m3).

Anne Hidalgo request to the Prime Minister that the order interpréfectoral governing the implementation of this exceptional measure to be “revised to make it automatic the setting up of alternating traffic , when the alert threshold is reached the same day with a new forecast for the next day, or when the phenomenon of pollution is considered persistent “(two days over the recorded information line followed by two day forecast). Currently this implementation is possible, but not automatic. It belongs to a group of experts to decide, once known pollution forecasts.



Simplification

Anne Hidalgo request simplify this procedure: “The forecast Airparif being known from 11:00, this could be announced as early as mid-day to the next, without recourse to the panel of experts is needed today and delaying decision making and potential announcements. “

Socialist elected official argued that the introduction of alternating traffic, March 17, 2014, was” very well accepted “by the Parisians,” they are ready for this for their health; they even expect steps in this direction. “

Source AFP
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