Greenpeace publishes City Rankings for pm2.5 in Thailand for the First Time

[snoop1130]

Greenpeace publishes City Rankings for pm2.5 in Thailand for the First Time

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Greenpeace Southeast Asia has published its first City Rankings for pm2.5 for Thailand, aiming to help provide the public with more comprehensive air quality data, including pm2.5 concentrations.

 

This document, the first of its kind in Thailand – details the air quality data in Thailand, downloaded from the Pollution Control Department’s monitoring stations. These ten stations monitor particulate matter, measuring pm2.5 levels as well as pm10 levels.

 

The City Rankings for Thailand found that From January-July 2016, the five cities with the highest pm2.5 concentrations include Chiang Mai, Lampang, Khon Kaen, Bangkok and Ratchaburi. Seven out of the eleven cities measured (63.6%) did not reach the ‘National Ambient Air Quality Standard’ annual limit of 25 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and all 11 cities measured did not reach the World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline annual limit of 25 μg/m3.

 

In both 2015 and 2014, Chiang Mai topped the nation’s average maximum monthly pm2.5 levels, measuring 266 and 188 respectively.

 

The report lists the estimated emissions (tonnes/year) from different sources contributing to air pollution, where open burning was found to be the highest contributor to pm2.5 levels, measuring at almost 210,000 tonnes/year – over three times as high as the second major contributor – manufacturing industries.

 

Full Story: http://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/news/greenpeace-publishes-city-rankings-pm2-5-thailand-first-time/

 

-- © Copyright Chiang City News 2018-3-26

[grumbleweed]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

all 11 cities measured did not reach the World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline annual limit of 25 μg/m3.

They should let the tourist department handle this

 

Their take would probably be "Only 11 cities in the entire country didn't reach the standards and all other cities were given the all clear"

 

[Jonmarleesco]

3 hours ago, grumbleweed said:

They should let the tourist department handle this

 

Their take would probably be "Only 11 cities in the entire country didn't reach the standards and all other cities were given the all clear"

 

And miss a marketing opportunity? Nah, if they've any gumption, they'll wrap it up and flog it to foreign tourists as a not-to-be-missed chance to experience the bygone days of smog in their own countries.