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| Wednesday, 23 April 2008 | |
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Un spike in Strasbourg, another in Lyon, then in Paris ... The alerts pollution particles have been frequent in recent weeks. The results of air quality in Ile-de-France in 2007, published Tuesday, February 12 by the association Airparif, confirms the importance of this pollution caused mainly by road transport, industrial combustion, home heating and the incineration of waste.  Their impact on life expectancy has to be quantified in 26 European cities. "If the annual average of fine particulates was reduced to 15 mg/m3, it would be between one month and two years of life expectancy on average, according to the city," said Sylvia Medina, an epidemiologist at the Institute of Health, co-author this work. Many scientists consider too high value guide adopted by the Union, which sets a target of 25 mg/m3 to be met by 2015 for fine particles. France, it has set itself a target of 15 mg/m3 in 2010, which will become mandatory in 2015. More and more European cities seeking to reduce car traffic. For example, access is forbidden for vehicles with environmentally is insufficient unless they are equipped with an additional filtration," says Philippe Lamellose, director of Airfare. The urban tolls are part of the measures . In addition, until the particulate filter becomes mandatory on diesel vehicles (2011), the system of bonus malus ecological should be amended, according to the election. Indeed, this sometimes encourages the acquisition of vehicles low emitters of CO2, but strongly issuers particles. The wood boilers should also be monitored. Although large-emitting particles, their development has been encouraged in the context of the fight against the greenhouse gas. The tax credits enjoyed by their buyers could be modified. |
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