BANGKOK, Jan 17 (TNA) – The levels of hazardous ultra-fine dust particles, PM 2.5 are likely to rise higher than that recorded last year due to the return of normal activities and businesses after the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Disease Control. Department.

Dr. Thares Krasanairawiwong, Director- General of the Disease Control Department said his department has been monitoring the PM 2.5 situation which is likely to worsen in certain areas than that of last year as activities and traffic return to normal.  

 

He ordered that an operation center was set up to closely monitor the dust pollution in each province.

 

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Keep your masks on.....

Appalling air quality here in Kanchanaburi. Constant burning of sugarcane and field stubble right now. Even wifey is thoroughly <deleted> off about it.

I've been living here for 10 years and this is the worst burning season I've seen   Thai don't care about the environment in Queensland they used to burn off but they have found better ways to harvest Thailand is far behind on this

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The levels of hazardous ultra-fine dust particles, PM 2.5 are likely to rise higher than that recorded last year due to the return of normal activities and businesses after the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Disease Control. Department.

So nothings been done then...

stop monitoring it and do something to stop it !!!!

On top of the sugarcane burning we have a dam being built near us. Many of the trees on the landed to be flooded have been felled (no idea why).......the locals are setting fire to that land to make it easier to find branches hidden by the tall grass.....the branches they will then take home and burn for cooking and heating.....!!!

Monitor until you turn blue in the face but if the government and industry don't make engineering changes in order to capture fine dust from industrial applications then what positive really happens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ultra-Fine Dust Monitoring Center Set Up

 

So is this monitor center going to Fix the problem, Or just letting us know how Bad it is ?

22 hours ago, webfact said:

closely monitor the dust pollution in each province

Monitoring..monitoring.... They been monitoring for 200 years...and only monitoring.....