Better air quality brings Bangkokians out in force to celebrate Chinese New Year

[snoop1130]

Better air quality brings Bangkokians out in force to celebrate Chinese New Year

By The Nation

 

 

People celebrated Chinese New Year on Monday amid better air quality in Greater Bangkok, as the Pollution Control Department (PCD) reported all areas of the capital as having safe levels of PM2.5 – airborne particulates no larger than 2.5 microns in diameter.

 

The agency also predicted that PM2.5 levels on Tuesday would slightly increase in some areas, but all would still be within the safety limit of 50 micrograms of PM2.5 per cubic metre of air.

 

Although the situation has improved, Bangkok Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang said on his Facebook page that he would see that various measures were continued during this period, including having small aircraft from the Bangkok Aviation Centre spray water over Rama II Road in the Samae Dam area of Bang Khun Thien district on another eight or nine missions.

 

According to the PCD, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Bangkok Aviation Centre dispatched 11 flights of small aircraft to spray water over Bang Khae, Bang Bon, Thawi Watthana and Taling Chan districts during the weekend, while all 50 Bangkok districts had road-cleaning activities carried out on Sunday night, including the Kanchanapisek Road, Rama II Road and Kalapapreuk Road areas. 

 

On Monday, the National Environment Board held a meeting to set guidelines for PM2.5-tackling measures for Greater Bangkok in both the short and long terms.

 

During the Chinese New Year holidays from February 4-6, 1,500 factories have been closed, contributing largely to the lessening of air pollution.

 

Meanwhile, the Office of Basic Education Commission said it was up to each school’s discretion whether to continue the suspension of classes, after the high level of air pollution had last week caused many Bangkok schools to close as a safety precaution for students.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30363515

 

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[Phuketshrew]

Looking at the picture: The air has improved slightly so lets get out and pollute some more!

[observer90210]

And the reckless use of firecrackers  will definately chase away the bad spirits of the smog !!

 

(At one point, one just cannot argue to educate stupid !)

[Justgrazing]

8 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

The authorities are showing a lack of understanding of the whole problem to believe that it is safe at 50mg when long term exposure even to lower levels has long term effects .. It is not an easy science to master providing accurate readings over extended time periods yet they declare that it is safe today when only days ago many areas were registering seriously high levels .. 

They need to get real that this is not a one off that has or will dissipate miraculously through prayer or spraying essence of molasses at it .. This is something that has been building and will take huge amounts of investment and changes in the way of life to make Bangkok and other similarly afflicted city's truly clean air .. 

 

8 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The agency also predicted that PM2.5 levels on Tuesday would slightly increase in some areas, but all would still be within the safety limit of 50 micrograms of PM2.5 per cubic metre of air.

 

[MaxLee]

12 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

Looking at the picture: The air has improved slightly so lets get out and pollute some more!

Yep, let that crap tradition continue as usual, yippiiiieeeh!!!

[Chrisswe]

14 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

Looking at the picture: The air has improved slightly so lets get out and pollute some more!

YES THEY ARE LIKE KIDS!!!!!

[MaxLee]

"God forbid, if you go against Chinese tradition"