Air pollution emergency in Casoria: all safety thresholds exceeded. Residents are exasperated.

The environmental crisis in the area north of Naples is reaching unprecedented levels, transforming residents' daily lives into a grueling battle for their health. Official data provided by ARPAC (Campania's Regional Agency for Environmental Protection) paints a dizzying picture: the monitoring station located at the Palizzi School in Casoria has already recorded 67 days in 2026 when PM10 exceeds the daily limit.

The legally tolerated limit is 50 µg/m³, with a maximum of 35 exceedances permitted over the course of an entire calendar year.

Annual limit almost doubled

Casoria has nearly doubled that limit before the end of the year, highlighting a steep decline in air quality compared to previous years. In 2024 and 2025, the threshold violations had been 34 and 36 days, respectively. Adding to this critical situation is the constant presence of PM2,5 fine particulate matter, the annual average of which has far exceeded the 25 µg/m³ limit established by environmental protection directives.

Casoria in front of the other control units

A comparison with neighboring areas highlights how the metropolitan area north of the capital is the heart of the emergency. Looking at data from the Campania monitoring stations, Casoria leads the ranking with 67 exceedances, closely followed by Acerra Zona Industriale with 63 days. Further behind are Teverola with 44, Acerra Scuola Caporale with 40, San Vitaliano with 32, Aversa with 23, and Napoli Via Argine with 17 exceedances.

The fumes from the industrial district

In recent weeks, the already heavy air pollution has been compounded by the violent fumes emanating from the industrial district and the Caivano area. Residents are no longer speaking of mere unpleasant odors or passing miasmas, but of actual toxic substances dispersed into the atmosphere, making the air completely unbreathable, especially in the evening hours.

Citizens' requests: checks and interventions

Faced with figures that are no longer mere statistics but a concrete health risk, the local community is clamoring for an end to institutional inertia. Strict controls on industrial emissions, a special mobility plan, and immediate preventive measures are needed before the cost to residents becomes irreversible.

Giuseppe Bianco