Air quality in Bangkok improves, but still deemed unsafe

[snoop1130]

Air quality in Bangkok improves, but still deemed unsafe

By The Nation

 

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Despite the continued absence of rainfall in Bangkok following a rain-making operation that began on Monday, the level of particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) in the city’s air was lower on Tuesday.

 

In the afternoon, the PM2.5 measurements from the capital’s air-quality monitoring stations reported a declining trend, but the level of PM2.5 in the capital as a whole was still considered unsafe.

 

Only the monitoring station in Pathumwan district reported a safe daily average PM2.5 level of 44 micrograms per cubic metre of air based on the Thai PM2.5 safe daily standard of 50 micrograms, but the figure is still considered unhealthy in relation to the World Health Organisation standard, which is 25 micrograms.

 

Meanwhile, the PM2.5 daily averages at three of the other monitoring stations were all higher than both the Thai and WHO safe standards, with Thon Buri district recording 57.76 micrograms, Bang Na district measuring 54.98 micrograms and Wang Thonglang district with 52.34 micrograms.

 

The monitoring station in Phaya Thai district was still unable to measure air quality, having had a technical issue since January 31.

 

Although the Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation Department on Monday launched a rain-making mission for the Bangkok Metropolitan area with a view to reducing air pollution in the city, the rain radar of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Drainage and Sewerage Department failed to find any sign of rain in the Bangkok area since the operation began.

 

The operation will continue until the coming weekend, or until the air-pollution situation in greater Bangkok is resolved.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30338754

 

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[mommysboy]

Smog and mirrors!  I prefer to believe real data: http://aqicn.org/city/bangkok/ 

129 currently.

[MRToMRT]

and yet the rainfall in the west (West Petchaburi) is the highest in years for this month. Shockingly high.

[Golden Triangle]

I really do hope that the no smoking Stasi have got their Oxygen canisters and charcoal face masks at the ready, I would hate for them to endanger themselves by being subjected to a bit of second hand tobacco smoke, but I fully support their decision to go for a run in the local park  A bit like having sex with a complete stranger and forgetting to ask if you need to use protection 

[Earthwatch]

Where does this information come from ?? half my family have streaming eyes  , sore throats and burning sensations on their cheeks  and hospitals are packed with people making similar health complaints  Their numbers are made up , check out 

http://aqicn.org/city/bangkok/ to get a much better idea of what is happening as “mommsboy” recommended above. 

[grumbleweed]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thai PM2.5 safe daily standard of 50 micrograms, but the figure is still considered unhealthy in relation to the World Health Organisation standard, which is 25 micrograms.

When the mountain wont come to Mohamed, choose a closer mountain

Just make the Thai safe limit 500 and voila, they'll have the cleanest air in the world

 

[ebonykap]

Recently, my doctor said I should stop smoking (light smoker about 8/day). I said what about the pollution in the air in Bangkok, should I stop breathing too? He gave me a wry smile.

[Svadhistana]

15 hours ago, mommysboy said:

Smog and mirrors!  I prefer to believe real data: http://aqicn.org/city/bangkok/ 

129 currently.

That value is not the quantity of the 2.5 microns of particulate, but its conversion into the US EPA AQI standard. In these days the quantity of PM 2.5 is ranging from a minimum of 30 (13/2 at 10:00) to a maximum of 81 (14/2 at 6:00). This is what the article is referring to.

[realenglish1]

Propaganda The air quality is  just as bad as last week, As a matter of fact, I just checked and the reading is 178  

 

 

[realenglish1]

 As of   16:42 the air quality in Bangkok is 156 This is not an improvement

 

There are holes in your story

[Media1]

in 4 years the regime has addressed pollution perfectly. Just.ignore