A smog alert remains high in the
centre-north of Italy.
This is partly because of an area of high pressure covering
central and northern regions, officials said Wednesday.
Air quality is worsening in these areas, they said.
Rome's smog emergency intensified with the Lazio ARPA
environmental agency reporting that readings for Pm10 small
particles were above the permitted levels at eight out of 13
air-quality monitoring sites.
The readings at three of the sites have been above the limits
for almost every day of 2020 so far.
In theory, the limits should not be breached more than 35
times a year.
Given the high pollution levels, the city has imposed vehicle
restrictions for Wednesday, including a ban on the use of all
diesel cars from 7:30 to 10:30 and from 16:30 to 20:30.
Motor associations UNRAE and ACI have protested the bans.
"The ban on diesel cars is useless and discriminatory," they
said.
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