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Emissions from transport

Monitoring air quality in slums, an issue of social justice

Monitoring air quality in slums, an issue of social justice

The air quality in informal settlements, also known as slums, favelas or shanty towns, represents a challenge that affects the health and dignity of people living in these communities. These slum neighbourhoods tend to be located in peripheral urban areas close to...

Strategies for cleaner and healthier air in urban environments

Strategies for cleaner and healthier air in urban environments

Current levels of air pollution in cities, especially in Western countries, bear little resemblance to the situation a few decades ago. For example, episodes such as the notorious "Great London Fog" in December 1952, which is estimated to have caused tens of thousands...

Study of atmospheric pollution on an ocean crossing by Gwad’Air

Study of atmospheric pollution on an ocean crossing by Gwad’Air

Atmospheric pollution is an important issue that concerns all of us, even in the middle of the ocean. That is why Gwad'Air, the regional air quality observatory in Guadeloupe and part of the national federation ATMO France, installed a Kunak AIR Pro air quality...