Poor air quality in Trondheim causes people to be asked to leave their cars – news Trøndelag

– Now there is poor air quality as a result of particulate matter in certain areas of Trondheim. This applies, for example, along Elgeseter gate, the ring road and the E6 on Tiller. The municipality reports this on Thursday. They have started everything with cleaning and dust suppression to get the situation under control. – Leave the car alone. The municipality is monitoring the situation closely together with the Norwegian Road Administration and Trøndelag County Council. They continuously assess the need for more measures. This is what the map looks like for Trondheim on Friday afternoon. Yellow color corresponds to moderate air pollution. Red corresponds to high. Photo: Air quality in Norway New information will come on Friday. – In the meantime, we encourage you to leave the car where possible. The air pollution can affect asthmatics and people with other respiratory diseases or cardiovascular diseases in particular. It can also affect children, pregnant women and the elderly. – Persons in these groups should reduce high activity and time spent in the most impure areas. Airway irritations and discomfort also occur in healthy people. Red also in Bergen According to air quality in Norway, pollution is moderate in Trondheim on Thursday evening. But on Friday they warn of high levels of pollution – and not just in the capital city of Trønder. Warn of air pollution in some of Norway’s cities from Thursday to Friday. Photo: Air quality in Norway Bergen municipality writes on its website that they expect moderate to high air pollution. This applies along busy roads in the city center during rush hour on Friday. Also in cities such as Ålesund and Tromsø we find high levels of pollution on Friday, according to this map. Air quality in Norway’s advice to the general population in case of high air pollution is clear: – Outdoor activity is usually recommended. People with symptoms such as cough or sore throat should consider reducing high physical activity in the dirtiest outdoor areas.



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