It’s a small revolution that’s brewing. Anne Hidalgo plans to present a “new system for assessing air pollution” in the courtyard of Paris town hall on Monday May 22. Pollutrack – that’s its name – “will make it possible to complete Airparif’s maps thanks to particle measurements carried out in different streets of the capital,” the municipality soberly indicates in a press release.
No doubt she is keen to spare Airparif, the independent association responsible for monitoring air quality in Ile-de-France since 1979. Because Pollutrack will not only introduce another approach to pollution control, but also a new player in a sector where Airparif today finds itself in a monopoly situation in data production. « It’s a bolt from the blue,” deciphers an air pollution specialist. Civil war begins. It’s a bit like when Decaux had the Vélib’ market stolen by an SME. »...
Full article (Fr) : Le Monde