The days go by and look the same: the air quality in Guadeloupe is poor because of the sand mists. Heavy air, including in Saint-Martin. Yesterday, the red alert was still maintained on the archipelago. “Despite a slight attenuation of the haze of desert dust, it is expected to exceed the information and recommendation threshold of 50 µg / m3 of fine PM10 particles”, specified Gwadair adding that between April and October, this phenomenon is not not uncommon. In addition, the French West Indies have “high rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes largely unexplained”. The current BrumiSaTerre study in Guadeloupe is examining “the association between exposure to particles of Saharan origin and fetal growth in this population”. _EH
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