Very good air quality in most areas of Bangkok; North sees lower dust levels

[webfact]

Very good air quality in most areas of Bangkok; North sees lower dust levels

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - People in Bangkok have less to worry about when it comes to levels of particulate matter of 25 microns or less in diameter (PM2.5), as overall air quality in most areas of the capital has improved. The northern region continues to record lower PM2.5 levels, as wind has dispersed accumulated air pollutants. However, the concentration of dust particles is still above the safe limit in some locations.

 

The Director-General of the Pollution Control Department, Pralong Dumrongthai, said today very good air quality was reported in Bangkok and neighboring provinces. Levels of PM2.5 decreased due to stronger winds, and rainfall in some areas.

 

According to the Pollution Control Department’s Air4Thai website, PM2.5 levels measured between 29 and 93 micrograms per cubic meter in the North. Overall air quality ranged from moderate to good in most areas. However, PM2.5 levels were above the safe limit in four locations. Muang Mae Hong Son district of Mae Hong Son province recorded the highest level at 93 micrograms per cubic meter. Other locations were Mae Sai district in Chiang Rai province, Muang Chiang Mai district in Chiang Mai province and Muang Kamphaeng Phet district in Kamphaeng Phet province.

 

In Northeastern Thailand, fine dust pollution still reached unhealthy levels in Muang Khon Kaen district of Khon Kaen province.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2020-03-05

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[30la]

Here in Nakhon Sawan at the moment 57, the night but it reaches over 160 ...
What's the good news?
Let's not forget, the WHO speaks of a maximum of 25 talking about "clean" air.

[mickey rat]

Yes luckily, strong winds from the south are blowing the smoke from the burn off towards Burma, so unless you are in the north (Chiang Rai, Mai etc.) you are getting a brief pause in the 2.5PM debacle. No thanks to the authorities however for doing absolutely nothing! ????

[xtof2]

Thanks my General !

All this due to your sound directives 

[DNPBC0]

Here we go again.  There is no 'safe limit' for PM2,5. There is a Thai 24 hr standard, but this is twice the WHO 24 hr guideline.  It is highly irresponsible of the media to report otherwise.

 

[Nakmuay887]

It's sat around 160 for the last week in Mae Sot and it's 117 today so I suppose that's an improvement. 

[spiekerjozef]

Corona cleared the air pollution.

[ianezy0]

Yes it is noticeably lower AQI this week.

I can’t feel the grit when I grind my teeth!

Koh Larn was very visible from Jomtien too! No one was on it but!
 

Edited March 5, 2020 by ianezy0

[Yom]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

overall air quality in most areas of the capital has improved

This is correct.

 

10 hours ago, webfact said:

The northern region continues to record lower PM2.5 levels

Well. But here it comes.

10 hours ago, webfact said:

However, PM2.5 levels were above the safe limit in four locations.

 

Is this 'cheekiness'?

I don't know.

 

Three hours ago.  

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[Logosone]

Great air in Chiang Mai today, thanks to a combination of rain and wind.

 

What a day.

[Yom]

Very interesting, Logosone.

 

[Captor]

1 hour ago, Yom said:

Very interesting, Logosone.

 

PM 2.5 = 2,5 microns, not 25 microns.

[Yom]

Captor, you're talking about the OP!?

[Captor]

14 minutes ago, Yom said:

Captor, you're talking about the OP!?

Yes, sorry.

[DrTuner]

9 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

Corona cleared the air pollution.

Not yet, but it well might. Did so in China:

https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-changes-pollution-over-china.html

 

[Logosone]

9 hours ago, Yom said:

Very interesting, Logosone.

 

 

Errrr, Amnant Charoen is on the border with Laos, Chiang Mai is in a different geographic location.

[Yom]

3 hours ago, Logosone said:

Chiang Mai is in a different geographic location.

So, so. - There is a thing called VPN?

But what about the air pollution?

Yesterday, today, ...?

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[Logosone]

Well, like I said yesterday we have a very good day because it rained and the winds were favourable. 

 

Also today it is much better than usual.

[DrTuner]

1 hour ago, Logosone said:

Also today it is much better than usual.

"The new normal". Air in Pattaya used to be clean year round just 3-4 years ago. Now it's 52 in airvisual and people have already resigned to "better than usual". Sad, and it ain't getting any better in the coming years, nobody is curbing the burning.

[Logosone]

Yup. 

 

Im' shocked how bad the air quality was before the rain came. If things get a lot worse, as I expect they do it is tragic. One can't even open the windows in the mornings on some days.