Popular Post rooster59 Posted August 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2020 Joint Efforts to Fight Fine Dust BANGKOK, Aug 29 (TNA) – The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and the Pollution Control Department are researching on preventing and mitigating fine dust. Both organizations and their partners signed an agreement to jointly research on the prevention and solution of particulate matter 2.5 micrometers and less in diameter (PM2.5). NRCT deputy executive director Wiparat De-ong said PM2.5 pollution heavily affected public health, the environment and the economy of the country from December to February. Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-523718 -- © Copyright TNA 2020-08-30 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted August 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2020 For a start stop burning the fields, forests and rubbish (at unofficial dump sites) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grumpy one Posted August 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2020 Whatever happened to the pollution fighting drones, that were touted as being the miracle cure. Did they end up in the same storage shed as the flood prevention pontoons with the big propellers 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Forza2002 Posted August 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) Since 2014 when Gen. Prayut took control of the country, the AQI has got worse every year. One of the major contributors to the pollution are the sugar cane farmers. The good General encouraged farmers to switch to sugar cane several years ago and now it's out of control. The owners of the sugar cane companies are untouchable HiSo's so nothing is, or will ever be done to them. The AQI PM2.5 causes more long term health effects and misery than Covid-19 especially for people living in Northern Thailand.. Sugar Cane Boom https://www.nationthailand.com/national/30348512 Edited August 30, 2020 by Forza2002 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted August 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2020 Lots of research is necessary to prevent the implication of rural burning in generating PM 2.5. The biggest hurdle is how to convincingly exempt Thai burning while still being able to blame neighboring countries... I think these folks need a bigger budget. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted August 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2020 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: Both organizations and their partners signed an agreement to jointly research on the prevention and solution of particulate matter 2.5 micrometers and less in diameter (PM2.5). Translated: We don't plan to do anything but hand out awards and take pictures. In the meanwhile Thais burn their fields and forests down with impunity and the government simply wrings their hands and mumble, "What can we do, what can we do..." 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 So this initiative is for BKK only, as I understand it or will it also include the rest of Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Redline Posted August 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2020 Like it’s hard to figure out a solution-a high school student could tell them 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted August 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2020 It's not dust, it's burning maize and sugar cane, courtesy of CP chicken feed farmed in Myanmar and shipping to China and Mitr Phol. But of course you're not supposed to say that, eh? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post djayz Posted August 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2020 Their lack of concern for the/their environment is absolutely appalling: the air, rivers and canals, dumping all kinds of waste along some roadsides, etc. If they were just a fraction as proud of their countryside/environment as they are of their history, culture and their "unique" way of doing things, then there'd be no environmental problems here. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 It would also help if they'd actually get all those fuming old vehicles off the road. And also please stop selling diesel pickup trucks. Even the new ones are horrible because they either don't come with filter installed or they're simply being removed. Plus all Thai believe that revving a diesel engine way up helps gaining more torque whereas all it does is lay down a thick brown fog blanket for anyone behind it for the next couple of minutes. I learned to hold me breath really well in this country. 7 hours ago, DrTuner said: It's not dust, it's burning maize and sugar cane, courtesy of CP chicken feed farmed in Myanmar and shipping to China and Mitr Phol. But of course you're not supposed to say that, eh? That's what fine dust means. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Wats burning plastic waste; on every corner burning chickens marinaded in CO2; no police force to take badly serviced vehicles off the road; that's before you get to burning acres of rice/sugar cane that the authorities never notice. Air pollution probably kills more people per annum than road accidents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 The usual LIP SERVICE, like everything here they could stop it ALL overnight, the burning of fields the filthy lorries belching BLACK smoke can be easily seen anywhere anytime day or night on ANY roads. They are just full of total and utter BS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anterian Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Ban the sale of charcoal, favour natural burials over cremation. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/11/is-cremation-environmentally-friendly-heres-the-science/#:~:text=Matthews estimates that one cremation,of CO2 emissions each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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