意大利米兰污染严重禁车十小时
<p>因为空气污染严重，意大利北部城市米兰政府决定，除公共汽车外，9日当天8点至18点禁止其它一切机动车上路行驶，预计将有12万机动车受到影响。卫星图像显示，米兰是欧洲空气质量最差的城市之一。市政当局2007年试推禁令，规定每立方米空气中污染物连续12天超过50毫克时，禁止机动车上道。米兰上次实行禁车令是在2月。不过，不少环保主义者认为，禁车不是根本之道，政府应加强公共交通建设，鼓励大家乘坐公共交通工具出行。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="smog">smog</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="exceeds">exceeds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statutory">statutory</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="for">for</span> 12 <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Satellite">Satellite</span> <span word="imagery">imagery</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="polluted">polluted</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 120,000 <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Corriere">Corriere</span> <span word="della">della</span> <span word="Sera">Sera</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="polluting">polluting</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="between">between</span> 0800 <span word="and">and</span> 1800 <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (06:00-16:00 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="exceeds">exceeds</span> 50 <span word="micrograms">micrograms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="particulates">particulates</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="metre">metre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="over">over</span> 12 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="environmentalists">environmentalists</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discourage">discourage</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>.</p>
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