High dust to affect air quality in some northern provinces

By The Nation

 

 

The overall air quality in the country ranged from good to below standard, according to reports from 17 air-quality monitoring stations of the Pollution Control Department (PCD).

 

In the northern region, they measured between 20-134 micrograms per cubic metre. The Thai government standard is under 50mcg per cubic metre while the World Health Organisation recommends 25mcg per cubic metre.

 

The amount of dust in the air is likely to increase in many areas compared to Saturday. Five areas have been warned of extremely high dust:

 

Na Chak subdistrict in Muang district, Phrae province (104); Phrabat subdistrict in Muang district, Lampang province (110); Mae Moh subdistrict in Mae Moh district, Lampang province (85); Sob Pad subdistrict in Mae Moh district, Lampang Province (82); Ban Dong subdistrict in Mae Moh district, Lampang province (134).

 

The PCD has urged people in such areas to monitor the dust situation and wear a mask at all times when doing outdoor activities. It has also asked the public to refrain from burning in open spaces.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30381077

 

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It's all good man...just adds to the ambiance!

 

Amazing Thailand...????

If little "Somchai" could organise a weekly "school strike" that might get the ball rolling!!

Came for the temples.

Left with a lung infection and corona virus. Happy days

The PCD asked people  to stop burning! For f××ks sake slap a huge fine on anyone caught burning and start rewarding whistle blowers in cash. That will focus some minds.

Took a drive last Friday from CM to 60km south on Hiway 11.  Returning about 7 pm and could see numerous forest fires snaking up the hills and plenty of smoke. Asked about this and was told 'no money for personnel to combat either the fires nor the fire starters'.  Who would prosecute the fire setters: police, army, forest rangers? Who would fight the fires: army, local fire dept, national air defense team?

 

And i also have heard that the fires do some folks some good as they can harvest mushrooms which pop up after the burn. Few houses are threatened so demand to fight is low.  

 

It's all about $$$$$$$$$$$ !!! 

Not once was the word "crop" or sugar, cane, rice used in the entire article.  Avoiding the root cause just boggles the mind.

Been some nice sunsets up here near Pua. Not a lot of burning evident in the area but there is a hint of smoke in the air.

2 hours ago, brommers said:

The PCD asked people  to stop burning! For f××ks sake slap a huge fine on anyone caught burning and start rewarding whistle blowers in cash. That will focus some minds.

Not going to happen. The Chinese holiday is over now back to burning the sugar cane. Asking the public not to burn in open spaces? ???? What a load of <deleted>, the Chinese multinationals that own this place are actually pushing to increase sugar production. ???? 

The other day a helicopter flew over my house but I couldn't see it.Also there's a mountain near my house and I can't see that neither and that's the reason I built the house where I did to watch the sun go down behind the mountain. WHAT SUN.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

they measured between 20-134 micrograms per cubic metre. The Thai government standard is under 50mcg per cubic metre while the World Health Organisation recommends 25mcg per cubic metre.

Well here at the moment there are 164 ... I really think that even these numbers published by you have been corrected in your favor!

Good tool to alculate AQI to Concentration and vice versa:

https://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.calculator

 

High dust to affect air quality in some northern provinces

... ' The overall air quality in the country ranged from good to below standard '

 

 

Here are some actual pictures from Phrae and Lampang.

 

Screenshot 11:12    Ta-See 441               12:00  Ta-See missing

 

             

 Phrae  4:46                                    Phrae  8:31

 

       

 Phrae  8:48                                     9:54  20 km north of Phrae         

 

 

Meanwhile Phrayut is talking about banning cars in Bangkok and closing schools.  He is either an idiot or just doesn't want to end his payoff from the sugar company!

7 hours ago, AlexRich said:

If little "Somchai" could organise a weekly "school strike" that might get the ball rolling!!

"He" would need a lot of rich and influential backers with an agenda first?

3 minutes ago, otherstuff1957 said:

He is either an idiot or just doesn't want to end his payoff from the sugar company!

Sure that you are correct on both points! 

58 minutes ago, otherstuff1957 said:

Meanwhile Phrayut is talking about banning cars in Bangkok and closing schools.  He is either an idiot or just doesn't want to end his payoff from the sugar company!

Both  !

"It has also asked the public to refrain from burning in open spaces."

 

"Asked"?!!! 

That seems to be a tried and true method to get the populace to be responsible (If you have noticed, the death toll on the roads are hovering around zero, after years of asking). Up here in the Mahongson Province, the mountainsides are burning all day and night. Just about everyone has  a smoldering fire in the morning. And to add to all of this, some idiot decided to build a charcoal manufacturing operation next to the residential area. Fortunately, most of the expats can afford to leave the area until the rains start, leaving the local folk who are "asked" not burn to suffer the health consequences of their ignorance and greed. 

Edited January 28, 20206 yr by jaltsc

It would help if they swept the roads and cleaned up the Northern cities!

We are 12 miles west of Udon, the wind direction changed a couple of days ago (coming from the East now) the AQI is good, at the house it is ~12, downtown it is ~90, the dust is never cleaned up and just recirculated and added to by the traffic!

3 hours ago, CGW said:

It would help if they swept the roads and cleaned up the Northern cities!

We are 12 miles west of Udon, the wind direction changed a couple of days ago (coming from the East now) the AQI is good, at the house it is ~12, downtown it is ~90, the dust is never cleaned up and just recirculated and added to by the traffic!

What a BS.

32 minutes ago, Yom said:

What a BS.

What a splendid & eloquent comment ???? 

22 minutes ago, CGW said:

What a splendid & eloquent comment ???? 

Vice versa.