a department particularly affected this Sunday

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The view was only impaired by the fog this Sunday, December 29, 2024 morning in Occitanie. The region is marked by an episode of pollution, particularly visible in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne.

The weather favors an episode of pollution in Occitania

In question? Favorable weather conditions. Light wind et low temperatures “limit the dispersion of suspended particles PM10 emitted into the air, particularly by air conditioning devices heating », Explains the Occitan agency which monitors air, pollution and pollen.

The phenomenon would have started on the night of Saturday December 28 to Sunday December 29 “in several departments of the region”, notes the air quality observatory in Occitanie. But the department of Tarn-et-Garonne appears more affected.

An upsurge during the day this Sunday

“This increase in PM 10 appears more marked. If morning levels have decreased slightly, they should increase again during the day », Announces Atmo Occitanie, which justifies its information procedure on the department.

Especially since the levels of fine PM 2.5 particles are also high in several departments of Occitanie.

Levels will remain high tomorrow

The phenomenon will last, a prioriuntil Monday December 30, although the PM 10 levels will remain high in Tarn-et-Garonne “but should be, a priori, below the information threshold”.

What to do (or rather, not to do) according to Atmo Occitanie?

In the meantime, the air quality observatory in Occitanie provides some recommendations. Namely, for vulnerable and sensitive people (seniors, pregnant women, children, people suffering from cardiovascular pathologies, etc.): limit travel on major roads and their surroundings during peak hours, avoid physical activities and intense sports both outdoors and indoors.

The rest of the population is not subject to any contraindication, but Atmo Occitanie calls for reduce pollutant emissions and to limit your car travelfor the benefit of short journeys and public transport. At home or at work, it invites people to postpone maintenance and cleaning work, to respect the ban on open fires, to stop non-efficient biomass combustion devices, and to control the temperature in buildings. .

As for the agricultural sector, Atmo Occitanie recommends postpone fertilizer applicationsand tillage.

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