WIT Press

Severe Air Pollution Episodes In Florence: Forecasts Results Examination And Emergency Measures Efficacy Estimate

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

28

Pages

10

Published

1998

Size

1,024 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/AIR980151

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

A. Barbaro, M. Bazzani, F. Giovannini & P. Nannini

Abstract

Since 1995 a method to forecast and manage severe air pollution episodes in Florence (Italy) has been developed. The Florence Town Council provides for the measures to reduce emissions and population exposure according to the air pollution forecasts, up to forbid the circulation of motor vehicles not equipped with a catalytic converter. During the last two winter periods (1995/96 and 1996/97), the Local Authorities prohibited the motor vehicles circulation in 10 days, with two different regulations. Seven of these occurred before December 1996, however in six cases air pollutants exceeded the warning limits. Instead, in the 3 days that occ

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