They shoot today anti-pollution measures in nine provinces of Lombardia: Milan, Monza, Como, Bergamo, Brescia, Mantua, Cremona, Lodi and Pavia. In fact, for days the Region has been recording PM10 levels which have triggered the bans.
Lombardy closed due to smog: here are the anti-pollution rules
For the whole week from 7.30 to 19.30 they will not be able to travel Euro 0 and 1 vehicles of any power supply and up to euro 4 diesel in municipalities with over 30 thousand inhabitants. They cannot be turned on at home wood stoves up to three stars. It is also forbidden to regulate the heating of homes, offices and shops to temperatures above 19°C. In practice, the replay of the measures already adopted at the end of January in six provinces. Now the number has risen because the situation has degenerated.
The bans also affect farmers which cannot spread sewage or fertilizers except with landfill systems. At all costs, you must not release dangerous or gas-containing substances into the air.
The anti-pollution rules will remain in force until return to the limit value for two consecutive days or for a day with weather forecasts unfavorable to the accumulation of pollutants.
Lombardy: the regional data do not leave you at peace
The limitations, as already reported yesterday, lead to political controversy especially for Milan. Mayor Giuseppe Sala ha challenged his city's position as the third most polluted in the world, while the Region is going in a completely different direction. If the capital is not third it remains in list of cities with very bad air quality. The limitations on traffic and building exhaust are proof that Milan is not excluded from the decisions of regional environmental bodies. The data from the AQI Agency did not please the municipal administration, but they were not contested by those who monitor Lombardy's pollution.
Environmental factors are changeable but structural interventions must be improved. “The measures to improve air quality continue,” he told theHandle the regional councilor for the environment Giorgio Maione. “We will invest again this year 30 million euro for the renewal of heating systems and circulating vehicles. In five years, total investments linked to environmental sustainability in Lombardy amount to 19 billion". Sooner or later the municipal administration of Milan will also be convinced of this. For now there is little to be calm about.
