Excessive PM2.5 Chiang Rai, with 430 microns reported in Wiang Pang Kham

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Excessive PM2.5 Chiang Rai, with 430 microns reported in Wiang Pang Kham

 

 

Fires in the Kiew Tap Yung forest, which straddles the Muang and Mae Chan districts of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai, have increased the amount of PM2.5 dust in the air to hazardous levels in 23 areas, including 9 which have been declared as red zones.

 

According to the Air4Thai website, of the Pollution Control Department, the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere in Wiang Pang Kham sub-district of Mae Sai district, at 2pm today, was measured at 430 microns, or eight times higher than the safety level.

 

Additionally, the level of PM10 dust in the sub-district has been four times higher than the safety level for 6 consecutive days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/excessive-pm2-5-chiang-rai-with-430-microns-reported-in-wiang-pang-kham/

 

 

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