The weather and the recent fires are still “conducive to the formation of ozone,” according to AtmoSud.
The Bouches-du-Rhône, is still home to a strong pollution episode. The procedure to alert the ozone pollution is maintained for the third consecutive day Saturday in the Bouches-du-Rhône, resulting in restrictive measures including on the roads, announced the prefecture.
screen Capture of the website of Atmo South, on 8 August 2020, with the concentration of ozone pollution.
screen capture / Atmo South
The weather and the recent fires in the department are “conducive to the formation of ozone,” according to AtmoSud, the regional agency for monitoring of air quality. Open-Saturday-crossover on the roads, the prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône imposes a lowering of 20 km/h maximum speeds allowed (over 70 km/h) and the electrical connection to the quay of sea-going ships and river boats.
Reduce the physical activities
The main industrial emitters of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides are also subject to restrictions and must control their emissions “as prescribed in their prefectorial orders, made under the environmental code relating to the regulation of the ICPE” (Installation classified for the protection of the environment), details the prefecture in a press release.
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The prefecture is also recommended to reduce physical activities and sporting (including competitions), or, for those who are vulnerable, to give priority to outputs brief, avoiding to go out in the afternoon. Saturday, the alert level was also raised in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Vaucluse.
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