Cold spell poses heath threat with increased level of particulate matter in Bangkok

[rooster59]

Cold spell poses heath threat with increased level of particulate matter in Bangkok

 

 

The looming cold spell has brought relief to Bangkokians from the heat but, at the same time, posed a health hazard from the accumulation of particulate in the atmosphere.

 

Pollution Control Department chief Mrs Sunee Piyaphanpong explained on Friday (Feb 2) that the cold weather in Bangkok coupled with humidity led to the accumulation of particulate matter in the air which would pose a health threat to risk groups such as people with heart problem or respiratory problem if the amount of particulate matter, including PM10 and PM2.5 was above safety standard.

 

Report of air quality in Bangkok on Friday at 3 pm showed the amount of PM10, or particulate matter smaller than 10 microns, was within the safe level (100 microgrammes/cubic metre) at all monitoring stations while the amount of PM2.5 particulate was measured at between 33-54 microgrammes/cubic metre which was well within the 50 microgrammes/cubic metre safety standard.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/cold-spell-poses-heath-threat-increased-level-particulate-matter-bangkok/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-02-03

[SoilSpoil]

Propaganda BS (PBS), the Broadcaster you can trust. Both Aqicn and Berkely had Bangkok in the orange and red scales. Unhealthy and not within the safety zone. With an eye on the weather forecast and brown clouds hanging over China and Thailands Central Plane, we're about to get choked in the coming week. Nationwide.

[Kaoboi Bebobp]

Propaganda BS. Nice one. 

 

Got to love this paragraph:

 

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"To prevent the air quality from getting worse, the department has sought cooperation from all stakeholders to refrain from burning garbage, to reduce emissions and to contain dust particles at construction sites."

 

I'm sure all the stakeholders who have been anxiously awaiting this report give a rat's *ss. Right now, the Air Quality Index for Bangkok is an "unhealthy" 163. 

[orchis]

who are they kidding?

Right now at Chulalongkorn Hospital 152 ; level ; dangerous.

http://aqicn.org/city/thailand/bangkok/chulalongkorn-hospital/

[eliotness]

More "black snow" this morning in my part of Isaan. R24 busy with sugar trucks. Maybe our air will improve when the sugar harvest finishes.

[RichardColeman]

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Cold spell poses heath threat with increased level of particulate matter in Bangkok

I would say that the level of particle matter (also known as turds) is far higher in BKK after flooding ! 

[dinsdale]

Hasn't been good for the last few days.

 

[Jonmarleesco]

'... would pose a health threat ... if the amount of particulate matter, including PM10 and PM2.5 was above safety standard.'

 

Safe to say it will be. 

 

But I associate humidity with the hot weather, not the cold. 

[MaxLee]

14 hours ago, SoilSpoil said:

Propaganda BS (PBS), the Broadcaster you can trust. Both Aqicn and Berkely had Bangkok in the orange and red scales. Unhealthy and not within the safety zone. With an eye on the weather forecast and brown clouds hanging over China and Thailands Central Plane, we're about to get choked in the coming week. Nationwide.

 

The nasty, nasty air,.... but it's okay for daily, daily traffic jam fumes from trillion gazillian cars for hours and do nothing about it for centuries

[Beats56]

It's not just Bangkok. .Rayong too. Every thing gets so damm dirty. Got to clean the windows once a month. With the louvers in the kitchen everything gets dirty that's hanging on the walls. Feel like buying a dishwasher to give everything a nice hot wash. Wife has her shoes outside on a shelf and got a plastic covering on it and it's getting black from the air. Neverending job here to keep things clean