Tag: Pollution
Plastic pollution has reached “all parts of the oceans”, warns WWF
Rubbish on a beach in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in June 2018. Between 19 and 23 million tonnes of plastic enter the world’s waters every year, much of which ends up…
Île-de-France: even far from the main roads, road traffic is the main cause of pollution
In Île-de-France, road traffic appears to be the main source of ultrafine particle (UFP) pollution in the region, according to the results of an initial measurement campaign. Airparif published this…
Paris immersed in a fog of pollution
According to the air quality monitoring body in the Île-de-France region Airparif, the levels of fine particles PM2.5 in the air are higher than usual, this Tuesday in Ile-de-France. -France.…
“We are playing with fire”: with chemical pollution, the Earth is about to cross a “planetary limit”
Interview Article reserved for subscribers In 2009, a scientific team determined nine critical levels that should not be exceeded in order to preserve the viability of our environment. Four are…
Tahiti: a reef free of any sign of pollution discovered in the depths of the ocean
BIODIVERSITY – A team of UNESCO scientists announced on Thursday that they had discovered one of the largest healthy coral reefs ever recorded off Tahiti. It now represents a source…
Fish kills: No evidence of water pollution in Mitholz
1/4 The reasons for the fish deaths in the Blausee remain unclear. 2/4 A new report finds no evidence of water pollution. 4/4 Construction waste was illegally disposed of in…
Chemical pollution levels now too dangerous for humanity?
L’natural balance that has existed on Earth for 10,000 years is now threatened by chemical pollution. Pesticides, plastics, drugs, synthetic fabrics… no less than 350,000 different types of chemical products…
Health Pollution: are pedestrians and cyclists the most exposed?
“Cyclists and pedestrians inhale more particles produced by road traffic than users of motorized transport. This is the name of a study conducted by researchers from Inserm (National Institute for…
Pollution in the Southwest: no improvement in air quality expected this Monday
Air quality has been poor since the start of the weekend in New Aquitaine, particularly in Gironde and Charente The fine particle pollution detected this Thursday in Bordeaux and Pau…
Ile-de-France: episode of pollution expected on Saturday, motorists called upon to slow down
IN- 2022-01-14T21:26:51.214+01:00 If you plan to travel the roads of the Paris region this Saturday, January 15, you will have to put your foot on the brake. In a press…
Ile-de-France: fine particle pollution episode this Saturday, the information threshold exceeded
An episode of fine particle pollution (PM10) is scheduled for this Saturday, January 15, Airparif announced this Friday. The Paris police headquarters has set up the information and recommendation threshold…
In Provence, the fire of a huge stockpile of waste causes pollution and anger
30,000m³ of waste would have been identified by firefighters against 1000m³ authorized. Pollution levels comparable to those in Beijing: in Saint-Chamas, a small town in Provence, the fire, for nearly…