Chiang Mai Air Quality and Pollution

[Yorkshire Tea]

2 hours ago, RamenRaven said:

Just don a N95 mask, turn on air purifiers, and do what you can to isolate yourself from the dusty air for 2 months.

 

Enjoying life as always!

2 months?  Where do you spend the other 6?

[RamenRaven]

Just now, Yorkshire Tea said:

2 months?  Where do you spend the other 6?

 

March and April are dusty. N95 masks, air purifiers, laptop, and yoga ball in my room do the trick.

 

The rest of the months, I can go out and exercise.

 

Canadians put up with the same seasonal restrictions.

[canthai55]

49 minutes ago, RamenRaven said:

Canadians put up with the same seasonal restrictions.

 

[Yom]

 

7 hours ago, JimmyJ said:

So what?

 

Safe level of PM 2.5 is 0.

 

May I say 'Safest level of PM2.5' ?

Absolutely right, Mr. JimmyJ.

Edited March 5, 2021 by Yom

[JimmyJ]

22 hours ago, RamenRaven said:

 

March and April are dusty. 

PM 2.5 particles are much thinner than a human hair.

 

It doesn't have to be dusty to have dangerous PM  2.5 levels.

[BritManToo]

Horrible today, I could see the smog in the air as I was walking along.

[holy cow cm]

Seems the fire bugs have really turned up the flame going into full swing. Now the dust is starting to permeate the house, the car and truck need a daily wiping off, and it is getting no fun to go running. Hope for an odd rain to come in and do a clean up.

[vivid]

22 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

Seems the fire bugs have really turned up the flame going into full swing. Now the dust is starting to permeate the house, the car and truck need a daily wiping off, and it is getting no fun to go running. Hope for an odd rain to come in and do a clean up.

 

 

Yea, looks like it for Chiang Mai.   Worse in other areas.

 

[vivid]

5 hours ago, vivid said:

Yea, looks like it for Chiang Mai.   Worse in other areas.

 

Some areas peaking over the 1k mark in some areas. 

 

N Chiang Mai 

1470 peak

 

 

MHS province

Peaking 1034

 

 

 

http://asmc.asean.org/home/

 

Edited March 7, 2021 by vivid

[Yom]

3 hours ago, vivid said:

N Chiang Mai 

1470 peak

Even when it is 'only' PM10, this is far beyond Good and Evil.

We should/could compare it with the Thai Capital.

Same same, but different?

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[vivid]

10 hours ago, Yom said:

Even when it is 'only' PM10, this is far beyond Good and Evil.

We should/could compare it with the Thai Capital.

Same same, but different?

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My understanding is this.......

 

Concentration

Take for eg 1000 ug/m3 of PM2.5 and PM10.

1000 ug/m3 of PM2.5 is worse than 1000 ug/m3 of PM10.

 

AQI or any other index figure (PSI, API etc)

AQI 1000 based on PM2.5 as the main offending pollutant is the same as AQI 1000 based on PM10 as the main offending pollutant.

Now, if it is AQI 1000 based on ozone, then the health effects might differ a wee bit.  

 

Bonus :

Of coz the health advisories are based on the 24-hrs moving average, the individual needs to work that out himself.  But at such high levels, eyeballing even the 1hr figures works just fine.  ie It's definitely bad no matter which way you slice it. ????

[Ron jeremy]

On 3/5/2021 at 2:17 AM, RamenRaven said:

 

March and April are dusty. N95 masks, air purifiers, laptop, and yoga ball in my room do the trick.

 

The rest of the months, I can go out and exercise.

 

Canadians put up with the same seasonal restrictions.

No we don’t!

beleive me, no we don’t!

[Yom]

3 hours ago, vivid said:

But at such high levels, eyeballing even the 1hr figures works just fine.  ie It's definitely bad no matter which way you slice it. 

O.K.

March 8,  2021   9:00

If you look up north or down south...

today a bit different. Sometimes bad in the north,

sometimes bad around Bangkok or in Isaan. - In the

US there we can see a development, but in Thailand? 

 

https://www.epa.gov/air-trends/particulate-matter-pm25-trends

 

By the way, for me the PM2.5 info is much more meaningful than the AQI numbers.

Table this morning at 9:00, first number PM2.5 ug/m3 - second number AQI

Interesting?

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Edited March 8, 2021 by Yom

[Ventenio]

Chiang Mai’s air pollution sends over 30,000 to hospital, ranked worst in world today

[Rinrada]

Got a big blaze over the mountains just behind our Bann here in Maeon but happy to say that Helicopter No 6 has just flown over so assume dropping water to dampen down...whatever...Oops..and another one... if they fly any lower recon I will invite them in for a cuppa tea...Well done chaps...

[Yom]

Some info.

“Let’s get to know the PM2.5!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfYPnC-asKo

Thai with English Subtitles   -   3:09

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Edited March 13, 2021 by Yom

[Venom]

Burn the rice fields again last night. It's going to be a long weekend. ????

Edited March 18, 2021 by Venom

[piewarmer]

On 3/13/2021 at 1:03 PM, Rinrada said:

Got a big blaze over the mountains just behind our Bann here in Maeon but happy to say that Helicopter No 6 has just flown over so assume dropping water to dampen down...whatever...Oops..and another one... if they fly any lower recon I will invite them in for a cuppa tea...Well done chaps...

send in the water choppers and send the bill to the landowners

[LomSak27]

That was a nice hot season season clean out. 

 

Two days, a bit of rain, then last night a blowing rain storm sweeps through. Woke up a couple times during the night,  rain pelting against the window, wind moaning through those less than tightly sealed, thai windows, hah!. It cleared the smoke out for the short term. Dark cloud cover with mist rolling around Doi Suthep. Windows open and a delightful cool breeze sweeping through the condo.

 

Happy Chakri Day 2021

 

 

[Rinrada]

5 hours ago, LomSak27 said:

That was a nice hot season season clean out. 

 

Two days, a bit of rain, then last night a blowing rain storm sweeps through. Woke up a couple times during the night,  rain pelting against the window, wind moaning through those less than tightly sealed, thai windows, hah!. It cleared the smoke out for the short term. Dark cloud cover with mist rolling around Doi Suthep. Windows open and a delightful cool breeze sweeping through the condo.

 

Happy Chakri Day 2021

 

 

Long may it last ...so refreshing ...everything clean and green...wonder where my chickens are hiding...they dont like the rain...Yen Sabai...yes

[Thailand]

https://earthshotprize.org/london-2021/the-earthshot-prize-winners-finalists/air/

[Thailand]

Here we go?

 

https://aqicn.org/map/chiang-mai/

[DezLez]

51 minutes ago, Thailand said:

Here we go?

Where?

What is the point of your post.  It is a beautiful day in CM at the moment clear blue sky and  not a haze in site!

[Thailand]

2 hours ago, DezLez said:

 

 

 

2 hours ago, DezLez said:

Where?

What is the point of your post.  It is a beautiful day in CM at the moment clear blue sky and  not a haze in site!

You were obviously not where I was this morning, stink of burning and the mountain starting to disappear. And I guess the AGI at that time was incorrect? 

Unless we get the rain that some other places are getting  we are  couple of weeks away from 200 plus! 

[jak2002003]

2 hours ago, DezLez said:

Where?

What is the point of your post.  It is a beautiful day in CM at the moment clear blue sky and  not a haze in site!

Where are you? I am a in San Sai....today is first day the pollution is arriving.  Smelly like burning and the mountains in the distance that were clear to see yesterday are all hazy now. 

 

Not looking forward to the coming weeks. 

[DezLez]

2 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

Where are you?

I suggest you re-read my post!

I am and have been in CM city area for some time!

 

 

Edited February 14, 2022 by DezLez

[DezLez]

2 hours ago, jak2002003 said:

Not looking forward to the coming weeks. 

Then why stay there if you do not like it?

[DezLez]

On 2/14/2022 at 6:53 PM, Thailand said:

You were obviously not where I was this morning,

I have already stated where I was, am and have been for many years-CM!

 

[DezLez]

2 hours ago, Thailand said:

And I guess the AGI at that time was incorrect? 

You "guess" the AGI was Incorrect;  Why should it be incorrect in this instance and  in which direction was it Incorrect?

[Thailand]

9 hours ago, DezLez said:

I have already stated where I was, am and have been for many years-CM!

As you have not stated where in the world you are I cannot possibly make any meaningful comment as the where or what mountain disappeared this morning!

Have a wild guess as to which mountain it may be based on your knowledge of having been in Chiang Mai for many years.

As for where I am? There was a clue in the thread title.