The smoke from the fires in Gironde goes up to Paris

The fumes fires that affect the Gironde went up to Paris, affecting air qualitywe learned on Tuesday July 19, 2022 from the Airparif air quality observatory.

“There are many high levels of particles in Ile-de-France which would be linked to this rise in air mass loaded with particles from the fires in Gironde, coupled, on a more local scale, with other fires. »Airparif told l’AFP.

Re a possible episode of air pollution, “we cannot completely rule out that this leads to an overrun of the first particle information threshold and a pollution peak over the day”said Airparif.

In several places, the organization measured concentrations of the order of 100 micrograms per cubic meter, “but these are hourly levels, whereas the particle thresholds are on daily averages”he said, while he must carry out an analysis.

“The wind is going quite fast, so it can pass quickly”added Airparif, adding that precipitation is expected in the second part of the night.

Respiratory disorders in case of long exposure

In Paris, a distinct smell of smoke was felt.

These particles present in the air, resulting from combustion, less than 10 and 2.5 microns, can cause respiratory and cardiovascular disorders, in the event of long exposure.

Other regions of France have been affected: “due to a change in wind direction, smoke smells from the Gironde fires are felt in Haute-Vienne”tweeted the prefect of the department.