Pollution in Lyon: poor air quality this Tuesday
Air quality in Lyon and the greater Lyon area will remain poor this Tuesday, July 1st, as the Rhône prefecture has activated the information-recommendation level.
It's still difficult to breathe in Lyon this Tuesday, July 1st. While the Rhône prefecture has activated the information-recommendation level due to the high temperatures and sustained sunshine, without any restrictive measures being put in place, air quality will remain poor throughout the Lyon metropolitan area.
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" With heatwave conditions and stable air masses, ozone formation will be intense. The information and recommendation threshold set at 180µg/m3 could be exceeded in the Lyon North Isère basin and the Rhône Valley, and yellow alerts have been activated, " explains Atmo, the air quality observatory in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It continues: " PM10 particle levels could increase following the passage of desert dust. Air quality could deteriorate to poor. "
This Tuesday, Atmo classifies the concentrations of ozone and multi-pollutants as poor, while they will be average for nitrogen dioxide and fine particles.
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