According to a new estimate, the Lyon-Marseille-Paris trio prances ahead of the most polluted cities with very high rates of fine particles in the air and highly polluting industrial sites.
Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Roubaix, Strasbourg, Lille, Nice, Grenoble, Reims, Le Havre. Here are the ten most polluted cities in France, according to a new study commissioned by Happiness and Health Magazine. The order of citation corresponds to the highest pollution rates.
Fine particles
“The Lyon-Marseille-Paris trio prances ahead with record pollution peaks, very high levels of fine particles in the air and highly polluting industrial sites,” note the authors. “On the other hand, we have also observed very good students such as Vannes, Limoges or Brest, cities in which the air quality is very good throughout the year. ” If the quality of the water and the soil have been taken into account, air pollution via fine particles is the common denominator of the top 10 agglomerations in the ranking, with the exception of Le Havre.
40,000 deaths per year
Fine particles are small particles carried by the air that enter the heart of the lungs and respiratory tract. They come from industrial and agricultural activities, from the transport sector, but also from combustion plants, domestic activities or even smoking.
In France, they are believed to be the source of more than 40,000 deaths per year, the third leading cause of death, just behind tobacco and alcohol. Fine particle pollution causes, among other things, cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), respiratory pathologies, lung diseases and even cancer.
Kidney disease
According to a recent American study presented at the congress of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), more than 10.7 million cases of kidney disease per year would be directly attributable to fine particles in the United States. Benjamin Bowe, a researcher at the VA Health System Center for Clinical Epidemiology (Saint Louis) and lead author of the study, previously demonstrated an association between increased levels of fine particles and the risk of developing chronic kidney disease. (IRC).
Air pollution also increases the risks asthma, allergy, disruption of menstrual cycles, altered sperm quality and changes in the DNA of unborn children. Remember that in the event of a pollution peak, the Ministry of Health recommends avoiding sporting activities, going out less often or even bypassing the main roads.
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