The air quality index in 2023 in Angers was qualified as bon
2% of the year and AVERAGE
76% of the time, according to the latest report from Air Pays de la Loire, an independent association approved by the Ministry of the Environment.
The air, on the other hand, was judged degraded
and even bad
respectively 15% and 7% of days last year.
In total, six days were affected by a pollution peak.
The month of June was the most polluted due to the presence of a high level of ozone in the atmosphere. This gas, amplified by ultraviolet solar radiation, can cause coughing, lung damage and eye irritation.
The Angevin conurbation is also particularly subject to pollutants induced by motorway traffic (A11, A85 and A87), specifies the association.
It also notes, this time on a regional scale, the influence of pollution longue distance
on its measuring stations, linked with climate change
.
Forest fires in Canada, Madeira, Sahara sands and associated biomass burning an intense burning smell
have thus generated on several occasions strong increases in the levels of fine particles.
