Pesticides found in the air in Indre-et-Loire, “a time bomb” alerts Lig’Air

Is the air we breathe of good quality in Indre-et-Loire? The question arises after the publication of the report annual Lig’Airthe air quality monitoring body in the Central region. Over the whole of 2023, Lig’Air identified around twenty pesticides at the two sampling sites, in Tours and Bourgueil. “The air contains pesticide molecules, toxic moleculesexplains Gaëlle Lahoreau, president of Lig’Air and guest of France Bleu Touraine, “the problem is that in relation to food or water, we do not have a reference toxic value, we do not know if so many quantities of pesticides that we breathe through our noses will be harmful to the body. health. Often you have to wait 10, 20, 40 years to know the effects. Since 2005 and the start of our studies, we have seen pesticides but what worries us is that we see pesticides banned for sale like Lindane. [depuis 1998, ndlr]. This insecticide was spread very extensively, and the wind, the passage of tractors, put it all back in suspension in the air, which means that we find it in Tours. It’s a ticking time bomb.“

Every year, Lig’Air sends its report to Anses, the National Health Security Agency.