la qualité de l’air est dégradée ce mardi
By sudouest.fr Bordeaux
According to Atmo Nouvelle-Aquitaine, an improvement is planned for this Wednesday, December 15
Atmo Nouvelle-Aquitaine, air quality monitoring association, in Mérignac, communicated on December 14 on the deterioration of air quality along the Garonne. “The indices are bad in Bordeaux and Agen, in connection with the emissions of particles resulting from the heating with wood and the meteorological conditions favorable to the non-dispersion of pollutants. ” The indices have turned red. “An improvement is expected tomorrow due to conditions conducive to lower particulate matter emissions. »Are concerned the municipalities of the agglomeration of Bordeaux, and around Marmande and Fauillet in Lot-et-Garonne (interactive map, here).
Remember that in March 2021, the Crit’air sticker allows the authorities to decide which vehicles to use during pollution peaks. The prefectural decree recalls that the different traffic will be put in place during pollution peaks, only from the morning of the third successive day of exceeding the authorized thresholds, between 6 and 22 hours. During these periods, only vehicles classified from green to 3 will be allowed to drive. According to Atmo, the pollution peaks last reached three successive days only in 2018, peaking at two in 2020 and peaks of a single day in 2019.