BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Environmental Board has approved the Pollution Control Department’s proposal to tighten the air quality safety standard by reducing the acceptable level of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere from an average of 50 micrograms per cubic meter (g/m3) per 24 hours to 37.5 g/m3 per 24 hours.

 

The new requirement will go into effect on June 1, 2023.

 

According to Attapol Charoenchansa, the general director of the Department of Pollution Control, the 50g/m3 safety standard has been in effect for more than ten years, however stricter emission controls are urgently needed to improve Thailand’s air quality and environment for public health.

 

With the announcement published on the Royal Gazette website, Attapol stated that Thailand will also work to reduce the safe annual average concentration of PM2.5 in the atmosphere from 25g/m3 to 15g/m3. The new standard will align with those of the United States, the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia.

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has established guidelines on outdoor (ambient) air pollution levels, which are widely used by policymakers worldwide to establish standards and objectives for air quality management. The revised guidelines stipulate that annual average concentrations of PM2.5 should not exceed 5 g/m3 and that 24-hour average exposures should not exceed 15 g/m3 for more than three to four days per year.

 

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Still very much above the rest of the world standard,what will

they do about bringing the pollution down?

Changing the standard will show more pollution,so far all of that is ignored

until it gets really bad in burning season and then a week long crack down occurs.

Hope for early rain so we can ignore it until next year?

How about they finally do something about diesel vehicles that clearly lack any filter? Or even better, ban the sale of smaller diesel trucks and pickup trucks all together...

 

It would also help a lot if they'd electrify all tuktuks and motorbikes. That would force Honda and other manufacturers to finally introduce electric versions of their standard models. It's 2022 and the only EV's in the country are for the rich. That's no way to improve air quality. Not even by a long shot.

standards lol

Creating standards are fine but implementation and execution is the key. Thailand lacks in that field so I doubt we would see any benefits.

Change the regulation and then do nothing anyway.

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

however stricter emission controls are urgently needed to improve

No. 

Law enforcement is necessary.

It's rediculous. After 6 pm, all police is off from "work" fires starting burning all rubbish.

But hey...who cares?????????

1 Get a police force.  I spotted a rare cop on Suk in Pattaya.  He was following a pickup belching black smoke that could have been seen in Chiang Mai (on a clear day!)  He took no action.

2 Ban all slow moving speaker vans that hold up traffic to relay a message that no one can hear.

3 Follow the smoke from burning fields and jail the owner.

They will end up buying a big fan and giving the air to Burma ????

What a bunch of BS!

 

I see this statement from the government about once a year and nothing is ever done.

 

How about the people burning their garbage here in Pattaya? No enforcement whatsoever and our air is terrible.

 

It gets old.

15 hours ago, AgentSmith said:

How about they finally do something about diesel vehicles that clearly lack any filter? Or even better, ban the sale of smaller diesel trucks and pickup trucks all together...

 

It would also help a lot if they'd electrify all tuktuks and motorbikes. That would force Honda and other manufacturers to finally introduce electric versions of their standard models. It's 2022 and the only EV's in the country are for the rich. That's no way to improve air quality. Not even by a long shot.

Governments do not want the Vehicle Manufacturers to introduce Electric ( or any other fueled Vehicles ) too quickly.

They would loose the revenue stream from the Fossil Fuels the Vehicles currently use, and a sudden shut off of that stream would b catastrophic for their Economies.

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The National Environmental Board has approved the Pollution Control Department’s proposal to tighten the air quality safety standard by reducing the acceptable level of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere from an average of 50 micrograms per cubic meter (g/m3) per 24 hours to 37.5 g/m3 per 24 hours.

????

9 hours ago, smedly said:

standards lol

* Thai standards.

Thailand , Hub of Standards.

Wait till the Sugar Cane burning starts , see them all swing into action then.........????

Edited July 16, 20223 yr by NE1

So it will finally be same as in the rest of the universe - 25 mg. But will that change anything? Will there be less burning which is the main issue?

Nice statement . All they forgot was  any semblence of detail. How they plan to achieve this. The when and the how. But these are unimportant as it was in the gazette so it's sure to happen. ????????????

Edited July 16, 20223 yr by starky