After the oil slabs, here are the fine particles of the Sahara.
Since Saturday, Corsica has been affected by an episode of fine particle pollution coming straight from the Sahara.
The forecasting body Qualitair Corse triggered the alert system for Monday.
“The desert particles remained aloft on Saturday, June 19.
Significant concentrations were recorded after 22 hours on the Ajacciens measurement sites and in Corsica Center, ”said Qualitair Corse.
A week ago, due to the hot weather, it was the Bouches-du-Rhône department that was on pollution alert, which had notably led to a reduction in the speed of traffic by 20 km / h on all roads. roads.
An episode of ozone pollution that ended Thursday thanks in particular to the drop in temperatures.
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