Air unsafe for ‘sensitive’ people in Bang Phlat, Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

Data from Pollution Control Department (PCD) monitoring stations in Bangkok on Wednesday showed the level of dangerous tiny particulates have exceeded the official Thai safety limit of 50 micrograms per cubic metre of air.

 

Bang Phlat district reached 53mcg for particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), a level considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. Influencing the high level is a high pressure system from the North that is causing an accumulation of low-level dust due to calm winds.

 

Moreover, the level of PM2.5 in many districts of Bangkok has risen beyond 40mcg per cubic metre. This trend is forecast to continue.

 

The World Health Organisation places the safety limit at 25mcg.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30376715

 

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Evacuate! Evacuate!

The level of 25mcg is the WHO 24 hr guideline, not a safety limit. The WHO says very clearly that there are no safe levels of PM2.5.   This is very shoddy reporting by The Nation.

16 hours ago, webfact said:

Air unsafe for ‘sensitive’ people in Bang Phlat, Bangkok

It is really difficult to understand, what "sensitive" people means, this situation is dangerous for everyone and unfortunately is not limited only to Bangkok!

23 hours ago, webfact said:

Bang Phlat district reached 53mcg for particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), a level considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. Influencing the high level is a high pressure system from the North that is causing an accumulation of low-level dust due to calm winds.

The limit of nature and our body is 0.0!
A real success can only be if you can decrease this poison to a level close to 0!