BANGKOK, May 24 (TNA) – The National Environmental Board set a new safety threshold for fine dust that will take effect on June 1 to improve air quality.

Attapon Charoenchansa, director-general of the Pollution Control Department, said the National Environmental Board updated the safety threshold for particulate matter 2.5 micrometers and less in diameter (PM2.5) to suit present circumstances because it had been imposed for over a decade.

 

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The old threshold of PM2.5 was set at 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air in 24 hours. The new standard will be 37.5mcg.

 

Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news/line-today-english-news-948040

 

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At least it's adjusted in the right direction ???? 

Thailand’s new air quality standard to become effective in June 2023

 

 

The National Environmental Board has approved the Pollution Control Department’s proposal to tighten the air quality safety standard by reducing the safe amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere from an average 50 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3) to 37.5 μg/m3 in any 24 hour period. The new standard will become effective on June 1st next year.

 

Pollution Control Department Director-General Attapol Charoenchansa said today (Tuesday) that the 50μg/m3 safety standard has been in use for more than ten years and it is about time to tighten standard, by being more stringent with emission controls, to improve the air quality and environment in Thailand for the sake public health.

 

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The safe average amount of PM2.5 in the atmosphere over a period of one year will be reduced from 25μg/m3 to 15μg/m3, expected to become effective in the next 2-3 months when the change is published in the Royal Gazette.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-new-air-quality-standard-to-become-effective-in-june-2023/

 

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Yes, that´s very good. The only problem will be to solve how to enforce that

Nothing will actually be done but officials can pat themselves on the back for the announcement.  With broiling chicken-sellers on every corner; renta-van-man slowing traffic to a standstill, the problem will continue to cause more annual deaths than traffic AND Covid deaths.

16 hours ago, Crossy said:

At least it's adjusted in the right direction ???? 

Still makes no difference if they can't stop it.

On 5/24/2022 at 12:41 PM, Crossy said:

At least it's adjusted in the right direction ???? 

Yeah, the rest of the universe have set the limit to 25 micrograms. So I guess it is an improvement.

they have their limit still set 12.5mcg higher than international norms. With 50mcg it was 2x higher.

Unless they completely stop illegal burning of jungle and agricultural fields, enforce law properly, still people will be dying daily in hundreds from smog and breathing related illnesses