Pesticides in the air across Hauts-de-France, Digi Mart USA News (Hauts-de-France, France): With the first autumn sowings, agricultural treatments are resuming in the Hauts-de-France region. Atmo used the occasion to remind the public that pesticides do not remain only in fields.
These products, used in agriculture and in some gardens, can disperse into the atmosphere and end up in the air people breathe. Herbicides, insecticides and fungicides are among the substances concerned.
Their presence is explained by dispersal during treatments. With support from the regional health agency (ARS), Atmo Hauts-de-France has been monitoring these substances for several years to better understand their effects on health.
