Air quality unhealthy in 25 areas of Bangkok and its vicinity

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Air quality unhealthy in 25 areas of Bangkok and its vicinity

By The Nation

 

 

Air pollution in 25 areas around Bangkok and its vicinity hit unsafe levels on Wednesday morning with PM2.5 readings coming in at 25 to 89 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/m3), the Pollution Control Department reported.

 

Thailand’s standard for safe levels of PM2.5 (particles less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter) is 50μg/m3.

The 25 areas are:

 

Kanchanaphisek Road, Bang Khun Thian district (89μg/m3);

 

Intharaphithak Road, Thonburi district (61μg/m3);

 

Rat Burana Road, Rat Burana district (57μg/m3);

 

Treemit Road near Odeon Circle, Samphanthawong district (58μg/m3);

 

Rama III and Charoenkrung roads, Bang Kho Laem district (56μg/m3);

 

Rama III Road, Yannawa district (55μg/m3);

 

Charoen Nakorn Road, Khlong San district (66μg/m3);

 

Tha Phra intersection, Bangkok Yai district (66μg/m3);

 

Bangkok Noi district (53μg/m3);

 

Phutthamonthon Sai 1 Road, Taling Chan district (56μg/m3);

 

Thawi Watthana Road, Thawi Watthana district (59μg/m3);

 

Phet Kasem Road, Phasi Charoen district (65μg/m3);

 

Ma Charoen and Phet Kasem 81 roads, Nong Khaem district (81μg/m3);

 

Ekachai Road, Bang Bon district (77μg/m3);

 

Pracha Uthit Road, Thung Khru district (63μg/m3);

 

Samsen Road, Phra Nakhon district (54μg/m3);

 

Rama II Road, Bang Khun Thian district (77μg/m3);

 

Hiran Ruchi subdistrict, Thonburi district (63μg/m3);

 

Song Nong subdistrict, Phra Pradaeng district, Samut Prakan province (57μg/m3);

 

Omnoi subdistrict, Krathum Baen district, Samut Prakan province (58μg/m3);

 

Bang Prong subdistrict, Muang district in Samut Prakan province (52μg/m3);

 

Paknam subdistrict, Muang district, Samut Prakan province (73μg/m3);

 

Mahachai subdistrict, Muang district, Samut Sakhon province (57μg/m3);

 

Chom Thong district (74μg/m3);

 

Bang Khae district (68μg/m3).

 

People in areas where PM2.5 pollution is bad have been advised to monitor their health and reduce time spent on outdoor activities, especially the elderly, children, and patients with respiratory diseases.

 

The PM2.5 situation can be followed via the Air4Thai.com website or smartphone app, or via bangkokairquality.com.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400768

 

 

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[brommers]

Meanwhile here in Chiang Mai the figures are much worse than Bangkok. But is anything being done to deal with this. Of course not!

[RichardColeman]

So, I guess you're more likely to die of Air Pollution than covid then. 

[Bender Rodriguez]

still nr 1 in something

[Greenhill]

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

So, I guess you're more likely to die of Air Pollution than covid then. 

 

Yes!  But it just takes a little longer.

[Isaan sailor]

Dear China,

Can you please send more of your putrid air southbound?  And continue to suck down the Mekong?  And what about that virus--can you infect more people?

[Natai Beach]

18 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Dear China,

Can you please send more of your putrid air southbound?  And continue to suck down the Mekong?  And what about that virus--can you infect more people?

 

China are not that good at spreading the virus. The new UK mutant strain spreads 70% easier, like margarine.

 

Down at Natai Beach Phangnga, the putrid Chinese air is not reaching here. Nice and clean as usual. 
 

Have you considered moving to a cleaner spot? 

 

[bwpage3]

Sooner or later, as the years go by, expats will regret buying a Condo in Bangkok.

[richard_smith237]

11 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

still nr 1 in something

 

Actually no - Bangkok is 30th at the moment... Behind Oslo, Krakow, Warsaw, Tel Aviv. 

 

Bangkok was 737’s most polluted city in the world in 2019. 

 

But.. don’t let facts get in the way of a uneducated bash.

 

 

Thats not to say that Thailand doesn’t have pollution issues, it most definitely does and something needs to be done about it, but when compared to many other places we could be its still not that bad. 

[bwpage3]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Actually no - Bangkok is 30th at the moment... Behind Oslo, Krakow, Warsaw, Tel Aviv. 

 

Bangkok was 737’s most polluted city in the world in 2019. 

 

But.. don’t let facts get in the way of a uneducated bash.

 

 

Thats not to say that Thailand doesn’t have pollution issues, it most definitely does and something needs to be done about it, but when compared to many other places we could be its still not that bad. 

You might think that is not that bad, however, nothing will be done about it because no one has a clue how to solve the problem.

 

In no time flat it will be as bad as Shang-Hai. 

[GaryAdriaenssens]

So at least these damn masks have some meaning after all....