Air Pollution

La loi sur l'air

This page summarises the law passed in 2006 on air and the rational use of energy. Click on the loudspeaker icon at the top of the page to hear the text read out.

http://www.paris.fr/portail/Environnement/Portal.lut?page_id=654

Air pollution

This page is a useful source of information regarding air pollution that explains, not only its causes and consequences on the environment but also talks about the French and international laws in place that aim to tackle air pollution. When you open the page, you will find various links that will direct you to the information that you need.

http://www2.ademe.fr/servlet/KBaseShow?sort=-1&cid=96&m=3

Air pollution in the EU

This part of the European Commission's site is dedicated to young people and the environment. There are three sections - climate change, air pollution and problems with the ozone layer. Click on any section for more information, including what the EU is currently doing and what you can do as an individual. Each section is quite short, and manageable.

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/youth/air/air_fr.html

Air pollution

This short document explains what the main sources of air pollution are. Being a scientific text there are many words that are almost identical in French and English, which makes the text easier to read than might first be imagined.

http://www.notre-planete.info/environnement/polluauto_2.php

Air pollution

Short, illustrated document designed for primary school children on air pollution. Good as an introduction to the subject and as a source of the key vocabulary.

http://www.professeurphifix.net/eveil/ecologie_pollution_air.pdf