Pierre-Alexandre Ludwig, the call of the sea to Greenland
PORTRAIT – Just graduated from Centrale Paris, he is at the origin of a one-year scientific and educational expedition on a sailboat, called Nerrivik. The ...
Tag: Pollution
Micropollutants infest our rivers
An official report draws up a worrying inventory of the contamination of waterways in France. Micropollutants threaten the balance of our rivers. The impact of ...
Towards stricter standards for air pollutants
INFOGRAPHICS – To reduce the number of premature deaths worldwide, the WHO recommends lowering the alert thresholds for the finest particles and nitrogen oxides. For ...
How do you calculate the number of deaths linked to air pollution?
DECRYPTION – The reality behind the mortality figures is more complex than it appears. “A death in five in the world is linked to air ...
Can we say that natural gas is clean energy?
VERIFICATION – According to MEP Aurore Lalucq, Berlin intends to promote natural gas as one of the levers towards the energy transition. THE QUESTION – ...
Greater Paris: will the “low emissions zone” save 6,600 lives per year?
THE CHEKING PROCESS – Barbara Pompili mentioned this number to defend the new restrictions targeting the most polluting vehicles around the capital. THE QUESTION – ...
Do diesels still pollute so much?
DECRYPTION – Recent advances in engines and filters have improved the fuel performance of diesel vehicles. Crit’Air 4 and more vehicles, which can no longer ...
“Consuming Baltic fish once a week is enough, the body needs time to detoxify”
SEEN FROM ELSEWHERE – “In Bornholm Trough, where female cod lay the most eggs, the concentration of arsenic was found to be twice as high ...
Pollution peaks: alerts save lives … provided the thresholds are low enough
A French study shows that alerts on pollution peaks in Île-de-France reduce mortality. But the researchers insist: exposure to pollutants is dangerous on a daily ...
Space debris, an increasingly pressing threat
DECRYPTION – These fragments present an increasing danger for future missions in space. Once he sets foot in the International Space Station (ISS), Thomas Pesquet ...