However, the court rejected the mother and daughter's demand for €160,000 ($143,000) in damages, saying it could not find a direct link between their health problems and the state's failure to act.The two said their respiratory problems - chronic bronchitis and asthma attacks - were worse during episodes of peak pollution. La circulation différenciée mise en place à partir de lundi dans la métropole lilloise et reconduite à Paris. Parisians have faced a series of high pollution episodes in recent years La qualité de l'air aux abords de Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Le Bourget et Paris-Orly Cet indice de pollution est un indicateur du niveau de pollution attendu pour trois polluants dans l'agglomération parisienne. Paris, which has recently implemented a number of … "For victims of pollution, this is a first," the plaintiffs' lawyer Francois Lafforgue told the AFP news agency. Media caption Paris has struggled for years with high pollution levels. Parisians have faced a series of high pollution episodes in recent years "From now on, the state will have to take effective measures in the fight against pollution, and the victims can hope to obtain the recognition of their prejudice," he added. Ce dispositif ne s'applique pas qu'à Paris. "From now on, the state will have to take effective measures in the fight against pollution, and the victims can hope to obtain the recognition of their prejudice," he added. La vignette Crit’Air a été mise en place à la ville de Lille le 4 juillet 2017. En cas de pic de pollution, elle sera obligatoire dans 12 communes de la métropole : Lille, Hellemmes, Lambersart, Lomme, Lezennes, Mons-en-Baroeul, Sequedin, La Madeleine, Ronchin, Saint-André-Lez-Lille, Marcq-en-Baroeul et Marquette-Lez-Lille. La préfecture de police recommande de limiter ses déplacements et de privilégier le télétravail. Avec Paris et Lyon, Lille interdira mercredi 24 juillet la circulation des véhicules les plus polluants en raison d'un pic de pollution à l'ozone dû notamment à la canicule. The GAIA air quality monitoring stations are using high-tech laser particle sensors to measure in real-time PM2.5 pollution, which is one of the most harmful air pollutants.

Very easy to set up, they only require a WIFI access point and a USB power supply. These are external links and will open in a new window Pollution. Les seuils de pollution aux particules fines sont franchis sur l’Île-de-France et le Nord depuis ce week-end. These are external links and will open in a new window "The state committed a fault by taking insufficient measures concerning the quality of air" when between 2012 and 2016 it failed to reduce the levels of certain polluting gases, the administrative court in Montreuil outside Paris said in a statement. These are external links and will open in a new windowA court has ruled that the French state had failed to take sufficient action to curb air pollution in Paris, in what is being hailed as a landmark decision.The case was brought by a mother and daughter who said their health had deteriorated when living near a busy ring road in the city.But all their problems disappeared when they moved out, they say.Air pollution is responsible for 48,000 premature deaths every year, according to the Public Health France agency.The case, backed by NGOs, was the first brought by individuals against the French state over health problems caused by air pollution.The mother, 52, and her daughter, 16, said the authorities did not take effective steps against atmospheric pollution, in particular during a bad period in December 2016. They left Paris to live in Orléans, in the centre of the country, and say their health has markedly improved.Some 40 cases on the same issue have been brought in the cities of Lyon, Lille or Grenoble, and are awaiting judgement, reports say.Paris has struggled for years to combat high levels of smog, and the authorities have introduced fines for any vehicle not carrying a "Crit'Air" emissions category sticker - part of a scheme to promote lower-emitting vehicles.