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Less traffic: air values ​​in Salzburg almost never since measurements began – Tempo 80 wobbles

The country counted around 15 percent fewer vehicles this year. The air quality has improved. That could have consequences for 80 km / h on the western motorway.


SN/Robert Ratzer

During the first lockdown from mid-March, the roads and the Tauern Autobahn were free. The measured pollutant values ​​dropped significantly.

Most annual balances are likely to be negative this year. This is something to be proud of: The data from the country’s monitoring network shows that the concentration of pollutants in the air is lower this year than it has ever been since records began. In the case of fine dust (PM10), a maximum of three days were registered with a limit value being exceeded – in Tamsweg. At Rudolfsplatz and in Lehener Park in Salzburg the mean value was above the norm on two days each, at Mirabellplatz and on the B159 in Hallein on one …

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