Toulouse. Air quality is bad: new episode of pollution in Haute-Garonne, this Monday
Through Guillaume Laurens
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After a short respite this weekend, the ATMO Occitanie alerted on a new pollution episode to suspended particles on the Haute-Garonne, this Monday, December 20, 2021.
Red vigilance reactivates this Monday
“The requests for interest remain unfavorable with a high pressure situation which focuses on the region, limiting the dispersion of particles in the ambient air”, develops the ATMO Occitanie this Monday morning. On a scale of 1 to 6, the city of Toulouse and more generally the department of Upper Garonne come back to level 4, synonym of “Bad” air quality, after two days of calm. Remember that the department had already been on red alert for a good part of last week.
Particles in suspension concentrated in Toulouse
“The air quality index should be poor in Haute-Garonne and Tarn-et-Garonne, and degraded in most of the other departments due to particle levels’, continuation of the ATMO Occitanie. These are concentrated in the Toulouse metropolitan area, and the north-west of the metropolis.
Towards the end of the episode in Tarn-et-Garonne
On the specific situation of Tarn-et-Garonne, the ATMO Occitanie wants to be optimistic this Monday:
“On the Tarn-et-Garonne, in view of the levels measured in recent hours and statistics, the levels of particles remain below the threshold for information and recommendations”.
Atmo Occitanie therefore foresees “the end of the pollution episode in the Tarn-et-Garonne for this Monday”. Unlike the Haute-Garonne, the particles in suspension had remained a high level all weekend in this department.
What are the recommendations?
Regarding physical activities, the ATMO recommends “reducing strenuous activities outdoors. For leisure activities and walks, “you can go there but avoid areas with heavy road traffic”. Finally, for sensitive people, “take care of yourself”, suggests the ATMO, which is based on the recommendations of the European Environment Agency. As far as possible, it is also advisable to limit car trips or postpone them.
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