Vila-real strengthens air quality monitoring due to wildfire smoke

The local council has installed a weather station and advises vulnerable groups to take precautions against smoke.

Weather station installed to monitor air quality in Vila-real.
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Weather station installed to monitor air quality in Vila-real.

Vila-real City Council has strengthened environmental surveillance by installing a new weather station to monitor air quality, which has been affected by smoke from the Vall d'Uixó wildfire.

The council has detected a significant increase in PM2.5 particles, which pose a high health risk as they can penetrate the bloodstream. Given this deterioration in atmospheric conditions, authorities have urged caution, particularly for sensitive groups such as people with asthma, cardiovascular diseases, children, pregnant women, and the elderly.
Preventive measures include avoiding intense outdoor physical exercise and keeping doors and windows closed if smoke is detected. In situations where staying outdoors with visible smoke is unavoidable, authorities recommend using FFP2 masks to reduce the inhalation of pollutants.
The local administration has confirmed that it will keep the public informed about air quality developments and any additional measures that may be taken. Monitoring will remain active until particle levels decrease and the situation returns to normal.