Tag: particle
End of fine particle pollution alerts
The worst is over. In a press release, the organization which monitors air quality in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, Atmosud, announces the lifting this Friday of all fine particle pollution…
The fine particle pollution alert extended to the Alpes-Maritimes and reinforced in the Bouches-du-Rhône
The episode of “winter combustion-type air pollution” which has affected the Paca region since Sunday now extends to the Alpes-Maritimes. After having concerned the Bouches-du-Rhône, the Vaucluse and the Var,…
Fine particle peak alert this Tuesday
The return of good weather in the capital also signals the exceeding of fine particle alert thresholds. This Tuesday, Airparif warns of an episode of pollution in Paris and its…
Fine particle pollution alert this Tuesday
After Bouches-du-Rhône and Vaucluse placed on “alert” on Monday, it is the turn of the Var department to suffer an episode of fine particle pollution on Tuesday. As a result,…
Fine particle pollution alert this Monday in Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône
A fine particle pollution alert, favored by the absence of wind and the use of heating systems, was issued for Monday in Bouches-du-Rhône and Vaucluse, prompting the prefectures to adopt…
Reduced speed this Friday due to fine particle pollution
We will have to take it easy on the accelerator this Friday. The Paris police headquarters has indeed announced the reduction of 20 km / h of the speed authorized…
Particle accelerator in energy-saving mode – knowledge
The energy crisis does not stop at cutting-edge research either: on November 28, according to the European Organization for Nuclear Research, The various particle accelerators at the large research facility…
Fine particle pollution killed at least 238,000 Europeans in 2020
The conclusion is once again clear: fine particle pollution kills. In 2020, “exposure to concentrations of fine particles higher than the recommendations of the World Health Organization led to 238,000…
A “zero particle” ferry, “totally innovative” against pollution inaugurated
An innovative filter that considerably reduces pollution from maritime transport: the shipowner La Méridionale unveiled its “zero particle” ferry on Monday, which will link Marseille to Corsica, presented as a…
On the trail of a particle accelerator in space
Where does the high-energy cosmic rays come from? Researchers have now found an answer to these questions, thereby confirming a long-held assumption by astronomers. The radiation apparently comes from natural…